Foot/Ankle News

BARCELONA, Spain — Despite the development of periprosthetic cysts in one patient among 67 patients who were evaluated 24 months after undergoing total ankle arthroplasty, research presented here suggests the implant’s porous tantalum metal layers at the bone interfaces and its curved geometry contributed to the satisfactory early results.

BARCELONA, Spain — The usual practices of orthopedic surgeons to manage the diabetic foot, including taking a team approach to this condition, have not changed but imaging and new technology and surgical approaches are playing a greater role in helping patients with a diabetic or Charcot foot joint recover, according to a presentation by Önder I. Kilicoglu, MD, at the EFORT Annual Congress.

Additive Orthopaedics LLC announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its patient-specific 3D-printed bone segments for internal bone fixation in the foot and ankle, according to a company press release.

At the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy Congress, Christiaan van Bergen, MD, PhD, discussed consensus statements on the revision and salvage management of a cartilage repair procedure that reached either strong agreement or unanimous support during the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle at the University of Pittsburg.

Cavovarus reconstruction with a lateralizing calcaneal osteotomy done though a medial approach posed low risk of neurologic injury and offered “powerful” translational correction for patients with hindfoot varus deformity, according to results presented at a meeting and published in Foot & Ankle International.

EFORT Open Reviews (EOR) is the new open access journal from EFORT and Bone & Joint Publishing. All articles are free to read online with no subscription required.

Coughlin grade did not correlate with intraoperative active dorsiflexion, range of motion or VAS pain scores in patients undergoing treatment for great toe arthritis, which led a presenter to suggest surgeons should consider other variables than Coughlin grade when making treatment decisions.

OrthoXel announced the first implantation of its Apex tibial nailing system, which was performed in a patient at Cork University Hospital Trauma Center.

About 73% of players returned to the NFL after Achilles tendon repair, according to a recently published study in Foot and Ankle International.

Total ankle replacement should be a treatment option for patients with ankle arthritis following pilon fracture and orthopedic surgeons can expect to see the same or similar patient-reported outcomes when the treatment is used for other forms of arthritis, a presenter at a meeting said.