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Operative Techniques: Foot and Ankle Surgery

  • 2nd Edition - August 15, 2017
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Glenn B. Pfeffer, Mark E. Easley, Beat Hintermann, Andrew K. Sands, Alastair S. E. Younger
  • Language: English

Part of the practical, highly illustrated Operative Techniques series, this fully revised title by Drs. Glenn B. Pfeffer, Mark Easley, Beat Hintermann, Andrew Sands, and Alastair… Read more

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Part of the practical, highly illustrated Operative Techniques series, this fully revised title by Drs. Glenn B. Pfeffer, Mark Easley, Beat Hintermann, Andrew Sands, and Alastair Younger brings you up to speed with must-know surgical techniques in today’s foot and ankle surgery. Step-by-step, evidence-based guidance, including numerous videos online, walks you through new procedures and modifications to existing procedures, as well as tips for improving patient outcomes and much more.

Key features

    • Provides expert coverage of total ankle arthroplasty, revision surgery, and post-operative care and expected outcomes
    • Focuses on quick access to essential information, using an up-to-date, clean layout; a bulleted, highly templated format; and large, full-color intraoperative photos and illustrations
    • Presents essential information often overlooked in other procedural guides, such as positioning, exposures, instrumentation, and implants
    • Discusses pearls and pitfalls with an emphasis on optimizing outcomes to refine your technique and learn the experts’ approach to getting the best results

      Table of contents

      SECTION I: FOREFOOT

      1. Hallux Valgus Correction with Modified Chevron Osteotomy

      2. Scarf Osteotomy for Correction of Hallux Valgus

      3. Hallux Valgus correction with Metatarsal Opening Wedge and Proximal Phalangeal Osteotomies

      4. Modified "Lapidus" Procedure—Tarsometatarsal Corrective Osteotomy and Fusion with First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Correction and Realignment

      5. Proximal Long Oblique (Ludloff) First Metatarsal Osteotomy with Distal Soft Tissue Procedure

      6. Revision Hallux valgus surgery

      7. Correction of Acquired Hallux Varus

      8. Arthroscopy of the Great Toe

      9. Hallux Rigidus: Cheilectomy with and without a Dorsiflexion Phalangeal Osteotomy

      10. Interpositional arthroplasy of great toe

      11. Polyvinyl alcohol hemiarthroplasty for first MTP arthritis

      12. Arthrodesis of the Great Toe Metatarsophalangeal Joint 

      13. Arthroscopic fusion of the great toe

      14. Forefoot Reconstruction for Rheumatoid Disease 

      15. Fifth Metatarsal Osteotomy for Correction of Bunionette Deformity 

      16. Plantar plate repair of the first MTP joint (Turf toe)

      17. Plantar Plate Repair for Subluxed MTP

      18. Morton’s Neuroma

      19. Revision Surgery through a Plantar Approach for Recurrent Interdigital Neuroma 

      20. Metatarsal Lengthening

      21. Internal Fixation of the Hallux Sesamoid Bone of the Hallux

      SECTION II: MIDFOOT (INCLUDING POSTERIOR TIBIAL TENDON DYSFUNCTION)

      22. Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Lisfranc/Tarsometatarsal Injuries 

      23. Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Navicular and Cuboid Fractures 

      24. Fractures of the Proximal Fifth Metatarsal (Jones’ or Stress Fracture)

      25. Meuller-Weiss Treated with Limited Fusion

      26. Meuller-Weiss Treated with Pan-Navicular Fusion

      27. Charcot Neuropathy of the Midfoot 

      28. Painful Accessory Navicular: Augmented Kidner Procedure with Flexor Digitorum Longus Transfer

      29. Painful Accessory Navicular Treated with Fusion Of the Synchondrosis

      30. Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction

      31. Spring Ligament Repair with Suture Tape Augmentation

      32. The ZEVO Calcaneal Osteotomy for for Pes Plano Abducto Valgus

      33. Lateral Calcaneal Lengthening Osteotomy for Supple Adult Flatfoot

      SECTION III: HINDFOOT

      34. Cavovarus Correction in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease 

      35. Z-Osteotomy for varus heel

      36. Calcaneus Fractures: Treatment Using Extensile Lateral Approach and ORIF

      37. Intra-articular Calcaneus Fractures

      38. Non-extensile techniques for treatment of calcaneus fractures

      39. Sinus tarsi approach for calcaneal fractures - Perspective I

      40. Percutaneous fixation of talus fracture

      41. Arthroscopic Talus fracture fixation

      42. Arthroscopy of the Subtalar Joint 

      43. Distraction subtalar fusion

      44. Triple Arthrodesis 

      45. Single Medial Approach for Triple Arthrodesis

      46. The valgus malaligned triple, with subtalar and transverse tarsal deformity

      SECTION IV: ANKLE

      47. Ankle arthroscopy from a posterior approach

      48. Osteochondral Lesion of the Ankle—OATS Procedure

      49. Vascularized bone graft for extended osteochondral lesion of talus

      50. Anterior Ankle Impingement

      51. Realignment Surgery for Valgus Ankle Osteoarthritis

      52. Osteotomies for the Correction of Varus Ankle

      53. Arthroscopic Ankle Arthrodesis

      54. Rigid Fixation for Ankle Arthrodesis Using Double Plating

      55. Ankle Arthrodesis Using Ring/Multiplanar External Fixation

      56. Tibiotalocalcaneal Fusion with a Retrograde Intramedullary Nail

      57. Total Ankle Arthroplasty: Three-Component Design (HINTEGRA Prosthesis)

      58. Total Ankle Arthroplasty through a lateral approach (Zimmer Prosthesis)

      59. Salvage of Failed Total Ankle Arthroplasty

      60. Ankle Arthrodesis with Large Screw Fixation for Salvage of the Failed Total Ankle Arthroplasty 

      61. Salvage of Ankle Large Bony Defect with Spinal Cage

      62. Charcot Ankle Fractures

      63. Percutaneous Lateral Ligament Reconstruction

      64. Modified Brostrom Procedure for Lateral Ankle Laxity

      65. Lateral Ankle Ligament Reconstruction Using Plantaris Autograft

      66. Salvage of a Failed Lateral Ligament Repair

      67. Peroneal Tendon Tears: Débridement and Repair

      68. Peroneal tendinopathy with allograft

      69. Chronic Peroneal Tendon Subluxation-Dislocation

      70. Ligament Reconstruction for Chronic Medial Ankle Instability 

      71. Calcaneoplasty for Insertional Tendinopathy of Achilles Tendon

      72. Arthroscopic Trimaleolar Ankle Fracture with Fibular Nail

      73. Malunion of Fibula Fracture

      SECTION V: THE LEG

      74. Posterior Tibial Tendon Transfer for Footdrop

      75. Achilles Tendon Reconstruction with Flexor Hallucis Longus Transfer Augmentation

      76. Calf (Gastrocnemius) Release for Equinus Contracture

      77. Proximal Tibia Bone Graft 

      78. Anterior Leg Compartment Release for Exertional Compartment Syndrome

      Review quotes

      Doody's Core Titles® 2022

      "This is an excellent resource for surgical techniques.The book provides a nice approach through text and illustrations. The title fits the content, as it is a book on operative techniques in foot and ankle surgery." -Ari Kaz, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine) for Doody's Review Service

      Product details

      • Edition: 2
      • Latest edition
      • Published: August 15, 2017
      • Language: English

      About the authors

      GP

      Glenn B. Pfeffer

      Affiliations and expertise
      Director, Foot and Ankle Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

      ME

      Mark E. Easley

      Affiliations and expertise
      Orthopaedic Surgeon, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

      BH

      Beat Hintermann

      Affiliations and expertise
      Division Head, Orthopaedic-Trauma Division, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Basel, Switzerland

      AS

      Andrew K. Sands

      Affiliations and expertise
      Orthopedic Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York

      AY

      Alastair S. E. Younger

      Affiliations and expertise
      Professor, BC Foot and Ankle Clinic, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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