Treatment of hindfoot and ankle pathologies with posterior arthroscopic techniques

[摘要] Hindfoot pathologies can be seen after acute traumatic incidents or as a sequelae of chronic conditions. In general, traditional open approaches can be used effectively for the treatment of these pathologies but open surgery of the hindfoot needs extensile dissections that can cause wound healing problems, require post-operative immobilisation and prolonged recovery. Since the description of the two-portal endoscopic approach to the hindfoot by van Dijk in 2000, it is a technique increasingly used for the treatment of hindfoot pathologies.1 Posterior ankle impingement syndrome, flexor hallucis longus (FHL) tendon problems, osteochondral lesions, subtalar coalitions, osteoarthritis, talar bone cysts, talar fractures, Achilles paratendinitis, retrocalcaneal bursitis and Haglund’s syndrome are the primary operative indications for arthroscopic treatment.

[学科分类] 神经科学

[关键词] hindfoot;posterior ankle;arthroscopy;FHL tenosynovitis;posterior ankle impingement syndrome