Foot & Ankle International

FAI December 2022 Podcast: Minimum 5-Year Follow-up Results: CROSSBAT (Combined Randomised and Observational Study of Surgery vs No Surgery for Type B Ankle Fracture Treatment)

Dec 19, 2022

Isolated Weber B, AO (Association for the Study of Internal Fixation) type 44B ankle fractures with no fracture to the medial side are the most common type of ankle fracture and may be treated with internal fixation or without surgery.

This study aimed to determine if surgery is superior to nonsurgical management for...

FAI November 2022 Podcast: Compensation of Dynamic Fixation Systems in the Quality of Reduction of Distal Tibiofibular Joint in Acute Syndesmotic Complex Injuries: A CT-Based Analysis

Sep 28, 2022

There is an ongoing discussion on how to best stabilize syndesmotic injuries. Previous studies have indicated a better quality of reduction of the distal tibiofibular joint (DTFJ) for the suture button systems compared to syndesmotic screw fixation. Still, the reason for this superiority remains unclear. The aims of...

FAI October 2022 Podcast: Significant Factors of High Performance Outcomes for Tibial Plafond Fractures

Sep 28, 2022

Limited research exists about high performance postsurgical tibial plafond fractures. This study aimed to identify aspects of the plafond fracture injury and care associated with “high performance” based on Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Physical Function (PF) scores.

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FAI September 2022 Podcast: Augmenting Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation and Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate with Particulate Cartilage Extracellular Matrix Is Associated With Improved Outcomes

Sep 12, 2022

Osteochondral autograft transplant (OAT) is often used to treat large osteochondral lesions of the talus and is generally associated with good outcomes. The addition of adjuncts such as cartilage extracellular matrix with bone marrow aspirate concentrate (ECM-BMAC) may further improve the OAT procedure but have not been...

FAI August 2022 Podcast: Treatment of Infected Nonunions With Bone Defects Using Autologous Bone Graft and Absorbable Antibiotic-Loaded Calcium Sulfate–Hydroxyapatite Paste

Aug 5, 2022

Revision surgery in the presence of infection carries high risks. We describe our results using a new technique to treat these challenging problems. We treated infected nonunions with cavitary voids with adjuvant antibiotic loaded calcium sulfate–hydroxyapatite paste composite and autologous bone graft (ABG) layer...