Arthroscopic Treatment of Posterior Ankle Impingement Syndrome: Mid-Term Clinical Results and a Learning Curve.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To report mid-term clinical results of posterior ankle arthroscopy in the treatment of posterior ankle impingement syndrome (PAIS) and to assess the learning curve and its influence on the results.

Methods

This was a retrospective evaluation of the clinical outcomes of posterior ankle arthroscopy and its learning curve in a series of patients with PAIS. Demographic and clinical data, surgical time, the American Orthopaedic Foot Ankle Society (AOFAS) ankle/hindfoot scores, and time to resumption of sports were recorded.

Results

Fifty-nine patients with 72 posterior ankle arthroscopies were evaluated at a mean follow-up period of 60 months (24-133 months). Causes of PAIS were an os trigonum (50), a large posterior talar process (14), and soft-tissue impingement

SUBMITTER: Sugimoto K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8365197 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature