Beat Hintermann1, Roxa Ruiz1, Alexej Barg2. 1. 1 Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kantonsspital Baselland, Liestal, Switzerland. 2. 2 Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A most challenging condition for balancing a varus arthritic ankle is the presence of a defect in the medial tibial plafond. After our initial results with a medial tibial plafondplasty did not fulfill our expectations of success, we hypothesized that adding a correcting supramalleolar osteotomy of the distal tibia would move the loading force to the tibiotalar joint more medially and move the center of rotation of the talus more laterally. In this study, we analyzed midterm clinical and radiographic outcomes in patients with double tibial osteotomy. METHODS: Between January 2005 and February 2010, 20 patients were treated with a medial tibial plafondplasty and a medial supramalleolar osteotomy of the distal tibia. The mean age of the patients was 44 ± 12 years (range, 17-60 years). Follow-up averaged 5.9 ± 2.1 years (range, 4-11.2 years). Weight-bearing radiographs were used to assess osteotomy union and hindfoot alignment. RESULTS: There were no intraoperative or perioperative complications. The average VAS pain score decreased significantly from 7.9 ± 1.3 (range, 6-10) to 1.3 ± 1.6 (range, 0-7). The average AOFAS hindfoot score increased significantly from 49 ± 15 points (range, 36-68) preoperatively to 86 ± 12 points (range, 66-96) postoperatively. The varus tilt improved significantly from 19.4° ± 8.2° (range, 6°-32°) to 6.9° ± 3.9° (range, 1°-12°). CONCLUSION: The novel double osteotomy was found to be an efficient and successful method to restore tibiotalar joint congruency and to normalize hindfoot alignment. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, prospective cohort study.
BACKGROUND: A most challenging condition for balancing a varus arthritic ankle is the presence of a defect in the medial tibial plafond. After our initial results with a medial tibial plafondplasty did not fulfill our expectations of success, we hypothesized that adding a correcting supramalleolar osteotomy of the distal tibia would move the loading force to the tibiotalar joint more medially and move the center of rotation of the talus more laterally. In this study, we analyzed midterm clinical and radiographic outcomes in patients with double tibial osteotomy. METHODS: Between January 2005 and February 2010, 20 patients were treated with a medial tibial plafondplasty and a medial supramalleolar osteotomy of the distal tibia. The mean age of the patients was 44 ± 12 years (range, 17-60 years). Follow-up averaged 5.9 ± 2.1 years (range, 4-11.2 years). Weight-bearing radiographs were used to assess osteotomy union and hindfoot alignment. RESULTS: There were no intraoperative or perioperative complications. The average VAS pain score decreased significantly from 7.9 ± 1.3 (range, 6-10) to 1.3 ± 1.6 (range, 0-7). The average AOFAS hindfoot score increased significantly from 49 ± 15 points (range, 36-68) preoperatively to 86 ± 12 points (range, 66-96) postoperatively. The varus tilt improved significantly from 19.4° ± 8.2° (range, 6°-32°) to 6.9° ± 3.9° (range, 1°-12°). CONCLUSION: The novel double osteotomy was found to be an efficient and successful method to restore tibiotalar joint congruency and to normalize hindfoot alignment. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, prospective cohort study.
Authors: Ahmad Alajlan; Simone Santini; Faisal Alsayel; Kar H Teoh; Waheeb Alharbi; Luise Puls; Carlo Camathias; Mario Herrera-Pérez; Sergio Tejero; Alexej Barg; Martin Wiewiorski; Victor Valderrabano Journal: J Clin Med Date: 2022-04-14 Impact factor: 4.964