30th May - arthroscopic surgery of the foot + ankle

Venue - Blackburn starting 2pm

Leader - Mr AI Zubairy

Topic - arthroscopic surgery

Aiming to cover:

  • Anatomy
  • Surgical indications
  • Making safe portals
  • Scope of the procedure
    • anterior ankle
    • posterior ankle
    • posterior hindfoot
    • subtalar joint
    • 1st MTP joint
    • calcaneoplasty
  • Complications

Arthroscopy is an exciting development area in foot and ankle surgery at the moment. This is the first of two sessions on surgical techniques - the second will be on ankle replacement, probably on 13th June - check the blog regularly.

Further reading

Leitze, Z, Sella, EJ, et al. (2003). Endoscopic decompression of the retrocalcaneal space. J Bone Joint Surg Am 85-A(8): 1488-96.

Winson IG et al. Arthroscopic ankle arthrodesis. JBJS 2005; 87:343-7

Debnath UK et al. Indications for and technique of first metatarsophalangeal joint arthroscopy. Foot Ankle International 2006; 27:1049-54

Glanzmann MC et al. Arthroscopic subtalar arthrodesis for symptomatic osteoarthritis of the hindfoot: a prospective study of 41 cases. Foot Ankle International 2007; 28:2-7