Posterior Arthroscopic Subtalar Arthrodesis

by Bernhard Devos Bevernage, Laurent Goubau, Paul-André Deleu, Vincent Gombault, Pierre Maldague, and Thibaut Leemrijse

JBJS Essent Surg TechVolume 5(4):e27

November 25, 2015

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Decision algorithm for the treatment of patients with subtalar degenerative joint disease.

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First mark the tip of the lateral malleolus and the lateral border of the Achilles tendon.

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The posteromedial portal is made just medial to the Achilles tendon at the same level as the posterolateral portal in the coronal plane.

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Arthroscopic view of both the tibiotalar and subtalar joints after removal of the fatty tissue, part of the posterior joint capsule, together with the intermalleolar ligament, as well as the

hypertrophic posterolateral tubercle of the talus.

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Figs. 5-A through 5-E Arthroscopic views of the posterior aspect of the subtalar joint.

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An incision is made in the center of the heel region to allow placement of the cannulated screws from the posterior tuberosity of the calcaneus to the talar body.

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Figs. 7-A through 7-D The PASTA procedure in a patient who had a degenerative subtalar joint associated with posterior ankle impingement caused by os trigonum.

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Preoperative CT scan with arthrography (arthro-CT).

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Postoperative arthro-CT scans showing subtalar fusion.

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Figs. 9-A, 9-B, and 9-C A patient with isolated subtalar primary arthritis who was managed with the PASTA procedure with the use of compression screws.

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Figs. 10-A through 10-J A patient with osteoarthritis of a partially dislocated subtalar joint, seen fourteen months after a neglected fracture of the talar body that presented as a nonunion, who

was managed with arthroscopic debridement of the nonunion and...

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Figs. 11-A, 11-B, and 11-C A patient with a combined pathology of tibiotalar and subtalar degenerative joint disease, with most of the symptoms found in the tibiotalar joint and no

improvement after an infiltration of a corticosteroid derivative under fluor...

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