1. The Potential of Endoscopic Spring Ligament Repair in Flatfoot Reconstruction.
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Masaragian HJ, Rega L, Ameriso N, Perin F, Fabrego C, and Veizaga J
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- Humans, Adolescent, Young Adult, Adult, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Foot, Ligaments, Articular surgery, Endoscopy, Flatfoot surgery
- Abstract
Background: Spring ligament fulfills 2 main important functions: one, supporting the head of the talus and stabilizing the talonavicular joint, and the other, maintaining the longitudinal arch by acting as a static support. In this preliminary report, we describe an endoscopic repair for spring ligament injuries with modified portals., Methods: We performed a retrospective case series study from February 2019 to January 2022. Posterior tibial tendon and/or associated bone deformities were assessed at the same surgical procedure. All patients were ≥18 years old and they had more than 6 months of follow-up. The procedure was performed in 11 patients. Mean age was 46 years (range 18-63). Ten had concomitant bony realignment surgery, and 8 had posterior tibial tendon surgery., Results: In all patients, endoscopic spring ligament repair could be technically done. The modified portals were used in all procedures as described in the surgical technique. Three patients had a superficial lesion, 1 had a rupture <5 mm, 7 had a rupture >5 mm but not a complete rupture through the entire spring ligament. Most of the patients had good clinical results from the surgery that included endoscopic spring ligament debridement and/or repair at 2 years follow up., Conclusion: In this small series we found that endoscopy may be an effective technique to diagnose and treat incomplete spring ligament injuries., Level of Evidence: Level IV, retrospective case series.
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- 2023
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