Subtalar Arthroscopy: Perspective 1
Subtalar Arthroscopy: Perspective 1 Carol Frey DEFINITION The subtalar joint is a complex and functionally important joint of the lower extremity. It plays a major role in inversion and eversion…
Posterior Ankle Arthroscopy and Hindfoot Endoscopy
Posterior Ankle Arthroscopy and Hindfoot Endoscopy C. Niek van Dijk Tahir Ögüt DEFINITION Because of their nature and deep location, posterior ankle problems pose a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Arthroscopic…
Endoscopic Treatment of Posterior Ankle Impingement through a Posterior Approach
Endoscopic Treatment of Posterior Ankle Impingement through a Posterior Approach Phinit Phisitkul Annunziato Amendola DEFINITION Posterior ankle impingement syndrome is a clinical disorder characterized by posterior ankle pain that occurs…
Microfracture for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: Perspective 2
Microfracture for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: Perspective 2 Raymond J. Walls Keir A. Ross Ethan J. Fraser John G. Kennedy DEFINITION Osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLT) are common…
Microfracture for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: Perspective 1
Microfracture for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: Perspective 1 Hajo Thermann Christoph Becher DEFINITION The terminology of osteochondral lesions is not uniform: Transchondral fractures, osteochondral fractures, flake fractures, and osteochondritis…
Arthroscopy of the Ankle
Arthroscopy of the Ankle Jorge I. Acevedo Peter G. Mangone DEFINITION Arthroscopy of the ankle has become an invaluable tool for evaluating and treating pathology in the ankle joint. Arthroscopy…
Implants in Sports Medicine
Implants in Sports Medicine F. Alan Barber DEFINITION Arthroscopic surgical techniques in sports medicine have significantly advanced as a result of the development of various implants to repair ligaments, tendons,…
Lower Extremity Nerve Entrapment
Lower Extremity Nerve Entrapment Daniel J. Fuchs Bryant S. Ho Anish R. Kadakia DEFINITION Care of peripheral nerve problems requires knowledge and understanding of nerve pathology, anatomic nerve variations, patterns…
Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome
Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome Jonathan A. Godin Jocelyn R. Wittstein L. Scott Levin Claude T. Moorman III DEFINITION Compartment syndrome can be either acute or chronic. Acute compartment syndrome is…
Acute Patellar and Chronic Patellar Instability
Acute Patellar and Chronic Patellar Instability Eric J. Wall Jay C. Albright Sarah R. Steward DEFINITION Patellar instability in children and adolescents usually involves an episode of complete dislocation of…
