Year: 2022
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: The aim of this paper is to present a case report of an alternative surgical approach for the anteromedial incision for a modified pantalar arthrodesis. After recent literature supporting an anteromedial approach for a total ankle replacement (TAR), with the incision extending from the ankle joint to the talonavicular joint [1], the decision was made by the principal investigator to use this approach for a modified pantalar arthrodesis. This surgical principle is based on the understanding that the safest incision placement generally lies between angiosomes [2]. This approach splits the angiosome between the anteromedial blood supply from the posterior tibial artery and the anterior and lateral blood supply from the dorsalis pedis artery. Currently, no data regarding incision complications can be found with this approach with respect to a modified pantalar arthrodesis.
Authors: Jason Miller, Mark Capuzzi, Weiyuan Tian
Institutions: Phoenixville Hospital, Temple University, Bryn Mawr Hospital
Language: English
Topic: Foot and Ankle Surgery
Subfield: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4300108995