caa a22 4500 605459355 CHVBK 20210128100233.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00167-014-3040-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00167-014-3040-3 Safety and efficiency of posterior arthroscopic ankle arthrodesis [Elektronische Daten] [Roel Hendrickx, Peter de Leeuw, Pau Golano, C. van Dijk, Gino Kerkhoffs] Purpose: To study the safety and efficiency of posterior arthroscopic ankle arthrodesis. Methods: Ten fresh-frozen human lower leg specimens without evidence of previous surgery to the foot and ankle were selected. Arthroscopic debridement of the tibiotalar joint was performed in all specimens using a standardized protocol. Anatomical dissections were regarded the gold standard for safety analysis. To evaluate the efficacy of the posterior ankle arthroscopic arthrodesis, the debrided articular tibiotalar parts were resected and subsequently analysed using Image-analysis software, Image J (Wayne Rasband, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD). Results: In none of the specimens, iatrogenic damage was detected during the anatomical dissection following the posterior ankle arthroscopic procedure. A total talar joint surface area of 95% and total tibial joint surface area of 96% was addressed during the arthroscopic debridement. Conclusions: The posterior ankle arthroscopic arthrodesis can be regarded safe and is also highly effective in the debridement of cartilage, resulting in optimal biology for fusion to occur. Therefore, this new arthroscopic technique potentially will diminish existing non-union rates for the fusion of the ankle joint. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 Ankle nationallicence Arthrodesis nationallicence Arthroscopy nationallicence Anatomical study nationallicence Hendrickx Roel Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orbis Medical Center, Sittard, The Netherlands aut de Leeuw Peter Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Research Center Amsterdam, Academic Medical Centre, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut Golano Pau Human Anatomy and Embryology Unit, Laboratory of Arthroscopic and Surgical Anatomy, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain aut van Dijk C. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Research Center Amsterdam, Academic Medical Centre, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut Kerkhoffs Gino Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Research Center Amsterdam, Academic Medical Centre, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy Springer Berlin Heidelberg 23/8(2015-08-01), 2420-2426 0942-2056 23:8<2420 2015 23 167 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-014-3040-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-014-3040-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hendrickx Roel Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orbis Medical Center, Sittard, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- de Leeuw Peter Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Research Center Amsterdam, Academic Medical Centre, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Golano Pau Human Anatomy and Embryology Unit, Laboratory of Arthroscopic and Surgical Anatomy, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- van Dijk C. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Research Center Amsterdam, Academic Medical Centre, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kerkhoffs Gino Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Research Center Amsterdam, Academic Medical Centre, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy Springer Berlin Heidelberg 23/8(2015-08-01), 2420-2426 0942-2056 23:8<2420 2015 23 167