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Treatment of Ankle Osteoarthritis with Total Ankle Replacement Through a Lateral Transfibular Approach
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Treatment of Distal Fibular Malunion with Corrective Osteotomy: Yablon Revisited
Gerard Chang1, Patrick S Buckley1, James C Krieg1
1Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA USA.
Abstract:
Yablon originally described that late posttraumatic degenerative ankle arthritis was due to ongoing tibio-talar joint incongruity, and more importantly that anatomic reduction of the lateral malleolus was key to anatomic reduction of the ankle joint, as the talus "faithfully followed that of the lateral malleolus." Ankle fractures involving the lateral malleolus, left unreduced, can lead to malunion and posttraumatic degenerative arthritis. Treatment of this often includes a fibular osteotomy to restore length and rotation. We revisit Yablon's original principles and present a review of the literature pertaining to techniques and outcomes of lateral malleolus malunions treated with distal fibular osteotomies as well as a case report highlighting the challenges and considerations when facing this problem.
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