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Three-Dimensional Preoperative Virtual Planning in Derotational Proximal Femoral Osteotomy
Published on: February 17, 2023
Three-dimensional displacement after a medializing calcaneal osteotomy in relation to the osteotomy angle and
M Peiffer1, C Belvedere2, S Clockaerts3
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Background:
A medializing calcaneal osteotomy is frequently performed to correct adult-acquired flatfoot deformities, but there is lack of data on the associated three-dimensional variables defining the final correction. The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between the pre-operative hindfoot valgus deformity and calcaneal osteotomy angles and the post-operative calcaneal displacement.
Methods:
Weight-bearing CT scans obtained pre- and post-operatively were retrospectively analyzed for sixteen patients. Corresponding three-dimensional bone models were used to measure valgus deformity pre- and post-operatively, inclination of the osteotomy and displacement of the calcaneus. Linear regression was conducted to assess the relationship between these measurements.
Results:
On average, the hindfoot valgus changed from 13.1° (±4.6) pre-operatively to 5.7° (±4.3) post-operatively. A mean inferior displacement of 3.2mm (±1.3) was observed along the osteotomy with a mean inclination of 54.6° (±5.6), 80.5° (±10.7), -13.7° (±15.7) in the axial, sagittal and coronal planes, respectively. A statistically significant positive relationship (p<.05, R2=0.6) was found between the pre-operative valgus, the axial osteotomy inclination, and the inferior displacement.
Conclusions:
This study shows that the degree of pre-operative hindfoot valgus and the axial osteotomy angle are predictive factors for the amount of post-operative inferior displacement of the calcaneus. These findings demonstrate the added value of a computer-based pre-operative planning in clinical practice. Level of evidence II Prospective comparative study.
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