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Minimally invasive distraction technique for prone posterior ankle and subtalar arthroscopy.

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Beals, TC; Junko, JT; Amendola, A; Nickisch, F; Saltzman, CL
Published in: Foot Ankle Int
April 2010

BACKGROUND: Prone ankle and subtalar arthroscopy is challenging in part due to the limited working space in these joints. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fourteen patients undergoing prone posterior arthroscopy with a novel skeletal traction method were reviewed and the technique detailed. RESULTS: No complications were observed in 14 patients treated with a minimally invasive skeletal traction technique for prone ankle and subtalar arthroscopy and 38 patients treated with the same traction device during supine ankle arthroscopy. CONCLUSION: Minimally invasive skeletal traction can be used safely for prone posterior ankle and subtalar arthroscopy.

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Foot Ankle Int

DOI

ISSN

1071-1007

Publication Date

April 2010

Volume

31

Issue

4

Start / End Page

316 / 319

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Traction
  • Subtalar Joint
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Prone Position
  • Patient Positioning
  • Orthopedics
  • Joint Diseases
  • Humans
  • Cohort Studies
 

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Beals, T. C., Junko, J. T., Amendola, A., Nickisch, F., & Saltzman, C. L. (2010). Minimally invasive distraction technique for prone posterior ankle and subtalar arthroscopy. Foot Ankle Int, 31(4), 316–319. https://doi.org/10.3113/FAI.2010.0316
Beals, Timothy C., Jeffrey T. Junko, Annunziato Amendola, Florian Nickisch, and Charles L. Saltzman. “Minimally invasive distraction technique for prone posterior ankle and subtalar arthroscopy.Foot Ankle Int 31, no. 4 (April 2010): 316–19. https://doi.org/10.3113/FAI.2010.0316.
Beals TC, Junko JT, Amendola A, Nickisch F, Saltzman CL. Minimally invasive distraction technique for prone posterior ankle and subtalar arthroscopy. Foot Ankle Int. 2010 Apr;31(4):316–9.
Beals, Timothy C., et al. “Minimally invasive distraction technique for prone posterior ankle and subtalar arthroscopy.Foot Ankle Int, vol. 31, no. 4, Apr. 2010, pp. 316–19. Pubmed, doi:10.3113/FAI.2010.0316.
Beals TC, Junko JT, Amendola A, Nickisch F, Saltzman CL. Minimally invasive distraction technique for prone posterior ankle and subtalar arthroscopy. Foot Ankle Int. 2010 Apr;31(4):316–319.
Journal cover image

Published In

Foot Ankle Int

DOI

ISSN

1071-1007

Publication Date

April 2010

Volume

31

Issue

4

Start / End Page

316 / 319

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Traction
  • Subtalar Joint
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Prone Position
  • Patient Positioning
  • Orthopedics
  • Joint Diseases
  • Humans
  • Cohort Studies