Foot/Ankle News

BOSTON — At the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting, Judith F. Baumhauer, MD, MS, MPH, discusses a study that examined the 5.8-year survivorship, pain, functional outcomes and safety parameters of a synthetic implant that was placed in the great toe for arthritis. She said the implant demonstrated an 84% survivorship after 5 years, with durable follow-up, “excellent” outcomes and efficacy.

BOSTON — Researchers found patient factors correlated with new, persistent opioid use in patients who underwent surgical treatment for hallux valgus.

BOSTON — At the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting, Gregory C. Berlet, MD, FRCS(C) FAOA, discussed results of a study that examined use of Z-cut osteotomy in patients with flatfoot deformity.

BOSTON — Research presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting demonstrated preoperative fixed equinus deformity did not negatively affect clinical outcomes of total ankle arthroplasty.

BOSTON — Patient-reported and clinical outcomes favored both mobile-bearing and fixed-bearing implants for total ankle replacement, according to research presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting.

Healio.com/Orthopedics features articles in which orthopedic surgeons discuss prevention of orthopedic injuries commonly seen during summer activities such as swimming, diving, use of fireworks, home improvement and lawn mower accidents.

The ankle-sparing bone transport approach was effective for the treatment of periarticular distal tibial nonunions and was considered safe for patients with infected nonunions that were close to the ankle joint.

Investigators found 79% of children who had ever been toe-walkers spontaneously developed typical gait by 10 years of age and did so without intervention or contractures of the ankle dorsiflexion.

Wright Medical Group N.V. announced that it has received premarket approval from the FDA for the Augment injectable bone graft for the same clinical indications as the Augment bone graft, according to a company press release.

BOULDER, Colo. — At the International Extreme Sports Medicine Congress, Kenneth Hunt, MD, discussed the three most common foot and ankle injuries in extreme sports athletes.