
Deltoid-Spring Ligament Complex and Medial Ankle Instability, An issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America
- 1st Edition, Volume 26-2 - May 17, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Gaston A. Slullitel, Roxa Ruiz
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 9 2 3 0 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 9 2 3 1 - 8
This issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Roxa Ruiz and Gaston Slullitel, will discuss Deltoid Spring Ligament Complex and Medial Ankle Instability. This issue is… Read more

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Request a sales quoteThis issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Roxa Ruiz and Gaston Slullitel, will discuss Deltoid Spring Ligament Complex and Medial Ankle Instability. This issue is one of four selected each year by long-time series Consulting Editor, Dr. Mark Myerson. Topics in this issue will include: Anatomy of deltoid-spring ligament complex, Biomechanics of medial ankle and peritalar instability, Imaging of peritalar instability, Clinical appearance of medial ankle instability, Arthroscopic assessment and treatment of medial ankle instability, Current concepts in treatment of acute medial ankle instability, State of the art in treatment of chronic medial ankle instability, Current trends in treatment of injuries to spring ligament, Deltoid rupture in ankle fracture, Current concepts in treatment of ligament incompetence in the acquired flatfoot, and The failed deltoid ligament in the valgus misaligned ankle.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Editorial Advisory Board
- Forthcoming Issues
- Preface
- Preface
- Editorial
- Anatomy of the Deltoid-Spring Ligament Complex
- Key points
- Introduction
- Anatomy
- Summary
- Biomechanics of Medial Ankle and Peritalar Instability
- Key points
- Introduction
- Anatomy of the deltoid-spring ligament complex
- Biomechanics of the deltoid and spring ligaments
- Biomechanics of medial ankle instability
- Biomechanics of medial peritalar instability
- Clinical implications
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Imaging of Peritalar Instability
- Key points
- Introduction
- Conventional plain radiographs
- Computed tomography/weightbearing computed tomography
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Clinical Appearance of Medial Ankle Instability
- Key points
- Introduction
- History—injury mechanism
- Clinical findings
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Arthroscopic Assessment and Treatment of Medial Collateral Ligament Complex
- Key points
- Introduction
- Clinical presentation
- Arthroscopic assessment
- Arthroscopic treatment
- Results
- Summary
- Current Concepts in Treatment of Acute Deltoid Instability
- Key points
- Critical treatment highlights
- Background
- Pathophysiology
- Patient evaluation overview
- Elements for decision making
- Authors’ preferred method of treatment
- Surgical treatment
- Complications
- New developments
- Treatment evidence
- Clinics care points
- State of the Art in Treatment of Chronic Medial Ankle Instability
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary and future perspectives
- Clinics care points
- Current Trends in Treatment of Injuries to Spring Ligament
- Key points
- Introduction
- The problem
- Clinical background and diagnosis
- Traumatic and isolated injuries
- Associated injuries (progressive collapsing flatfoot deformity and/or other chronic injuries)
- Repair or reconstruct
- Treatment
- Direct repair
- Repair with internal brace
- Spring and deltoid ligament–associated lesions
- Reconstruction of the spring ligament
- Postoperative care
- Summary
- Clinics care point
- Deltoid Rupture in Ankle Fractures: To Repair or Not to Repair?
- Key points
- Introduction
- Epidemiology
- Diagnosis and imaging
- Treatment
- Surgical technique
- Complications of deltoid repair
- Complications of not suturing the deltoid
- Future directions
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Current Concepts in Treatment of Ligament Incompetence in the Acquired Flatfoot
- Key points
- Introduction
- Biomechanical background
- Flexible flatfoot instability analysis
- Flexible flatfoot instability treatment
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- The Failed Deltoid Ligament in the Valgus Misaligned Ankle—How to Treat?
- Key points
- Introduction
- Biomechanical thoughts on deltoid ligament function
- Analysis of the failed deltoid ligament
- Preparing to solve the problem of a failed deltoid ligament
- Treatment of the chronically failed deltoid ligament
- Additional surgeries
- Thoughts on total ankle arthroplasty in a valgus ankle
- Outcomes of deltoid reconstruction in the literature
- Summary
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 26-2
- Published: May 17, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323792301
- eBook ISBN: 9780323792318
GS
Gaston A. Slullitel
Affiliations and expertise
Instituto de Ortopedia Jaime Slullitel
Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
San Luis 2534
2000 Rosario, ArgentinaRR
Roxa Ruiz
Affiliations and expertise
By Roxa Ruiz, MD
Senior Attending Foot and Ankle Surgeon,
Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Kantonsspital Baselland,
Liestal, Switzerland