Tibialis anterior tendon transfer for residual dynamic supination deformity in treated club feet

Twenty-seven previously treated club feet in 25 patients were evaluated retrospectively following tibialis anterior tendon transfer to the dorsum of the foot to correct residual dynamic supination deformity. In 11 feet, the transfer was combined with additional soft tissue and or bony procedures to treat other accompanying deformities. Electrophysiologically demonstrated peroneal weakness causing muscle imbalance contributed to the etiology of this dynamic deformity. At follow-up, none of the patients had dynamic supination deformity during ambulation. All showed active contraction of the transferred tibialis anterior tendon. There was no case of overcorrection. Functional and cosmetic results were assessed by parents and surgeons as being excellent. Tibialis anterior tendon transfer is recommended to correct residual dynamic supination deformity and to restore muscle balance after satisfactory correction of idiopathic club foot contractures.     

First cuneiform closing abductory osteotomy for reduction of metatarsus primus adductus.

The closing subtraction osteotomy of the first cuneiform effectively reduces pronounced obliquity of the first metatarsal cuneiform joint and predictably reduces the intermetatarsal angle in patients with metatarsus primus adductus. This osteotomy is combined with other procedures in surgical realignment of the first ray. Cases best suited for this procedure must be selected carefully. The procedure involves resecting the existing bone block from the opposing surfaces of the first and second metatarsal bases and from the distal one half of the opposing surfaces of the first and second cuneiforms. A triangular-shaped wedge of bone is then resected from the midbody of the first cuneiform while retaining a medial hinge. Closure of the first cuneiform osteotomy should require only minimal pressure. Two threaded Steinman pins transfix the osteotomy site. The vascular cancellous bone of the first cuneiform assures adequate healing of the osteotomy site.     

Transcuneiform and opening wedge medial cuneiform osteotomy with closing wedge cuboid osteotomy in relapsed clubfoot

Ten patients (13 feet) aged 4 to 11 years with idiopathic clubfeet underwent bony correction for resistant supination and adduction deformities. A closing wedge cuboid osteotomy and medial cuneiform opening wedge and transcuneiform osteotomy were performed in all cases. The average improvement in anteroposterior talo-first metatarsal angle of 22 degrees, calcaneo-fifth metatarsal angle of 13 degrees, and lateral calcaneo-first metatarsal of 9 degrees confirmed the clinically satisfactory correction in all feet. However, one foot required repeat surgery 2 years after the index procedure.     

Plantarflexion opening wedge medial cuneiform osteotomy for correction of fixed forefoot varus associated with flatfoot deformity

BACKGROUND: Flatfoot presents as a wide spectrum of foot deformities that include varying degrees of hindfoot valgus, forefoot abduction, and forefoot varus. Medial displacement calcaneal osteotomy, lateral column lengthening, and subtalar fusion can correct heel valgus, but may not adequately correct the fixed forefoot varus component. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of plantarflexion opening wedge medial cuneiform (Cotton) osteotomy in the correction of forefoot varus. METHODS: Sixteen feet (15 patients) had plantarflexion opening wedge medial cuneiform osteotomies to correct forefoot varus associated with flatfoot deformities from several etiologies, including congenital flatfoot (six feet, average age 37 years), tarsal coalition (five feet, average age 15 years), overcorrected clubfoot deformity (two feet, ages 17 years and 18 years), skewfoot (one foot, age 15 years), chronic posterior tibial tendon insufficiency (one foot, 41 years), and rheumatoid arthritis (one foot, age 56 years). RESULTS: Standing radiographs showed an average improvement in the anterior-posterior talo-first metatarsal angle of 7 degrees (9 degrees preoperative, 2 degrees postoperative). The talonavicular coverage angle improved an average of 15 degrees (20 degrees preoperative, 5 degrees postoperative). The lateral talo-first metatarsal angle improved an average of 14 degrees (-13 degrees preoperative, 1 degree postoperative). Correcting for radiographic magnification, the distance from the mid-medial cuneiform to the floor on the lateral radiograph averaged 40 mm preoperatively and 47 mm postoperatively (average improvement 7 mm). All patients at followup described mild to no pain with ambulation. There were no nonunions or malunions. CONCLUSIONS: Opening wedge medial cuneiform osteotomy is an important adjunctive procedure to correct the forefoot varus component of a flatfoot deformity. Advantages of this technique in comparison to first tarsometatarsal arthrodesis include predictable union, preservation of first ray mobility, and the ability to easily vary the amount of correction. Because of the variety of hindfoot procedures done in these patients, the degree of hindfoot correction contributed by the cuneiform osteotomy alone could not be determined. We have had excellent results without major complications using this technique.     

Reverse Austin osteotomy for correction of acquired static hallux adductus

Hallux adductus, a horizontal plane deformity, often has an iatrogenic etiology especially as a complication of hallux abducto valgus surgery. A case at Sheridan Park Hospital is described in which the patient developed a steadily worsening static hallux adductus following foot surgery. She underwent further corrective procedures for the hallux adductus 11/2 years later. The authors conclude that if a mild static hallux adductus is observed in conjunction with bunionectomy or other surgery, it should be corrected at that time rather than some years later.     

Treatment of residual clubfoot deformity--the "bean-shaped" foot--by opening wedge medial cuneiform osteotomy and closing wedge cuboid osteotomy. Clinical review and cadaver correlations

Six patients (seven feet) previously treated surgically for clubfoot had a "bean-shaped" foot. Opening wedge medial cuneiform and closing wedge cuboid osteotomies were done, resulting in good resolution of the prominent midfoot supination and forefoot adductus without significant soft tissue dissection and invasion of growing areas in the foot. Cadaver reproductions show that the cuboid closing wedge is responsible for the change in the midfoot, whereas the cuboid and cuneiform osteotomies both contribute to the change in the forefoot.     

小切口斜行截断及楔形截骨术矫治(足母)外翻畸形

目的探讨第一跖骨头囊内楔形截骨术矫正跨外翻畸形的可行性。方法2000年9月-2005年12月，我们对蹲外翻足畸形行局部小切口，切除第一跖骨头内侧骨赘，在跖趾关节囊内完成跖骨头楔形截骨、跖骨头横向外侧移位和内侧关节囊收紧，矫正跨外翻畸形。结果每足手术时间25～30min，术中出血量5～10ml。249例随访6—24个月，平均15个月，跨外翻畸形完全矫正，优215足（86．3％），良29足（11．7％），差5足（2．0％），优良率98．0％，无并发症。结论小切口斜行截断及楔形截骨术矫治跨外翻畸形可行，创伤小，术后的外形和功能得到全面改善。     

经椎弓根楔形截骨术治疗强直性脊柱炎驼背畸形

目的：评价１７ 例强直性脊柱炎所致驼背畸形采用经椎弓根楔形截骨术矫形效果。方法： 截骨从胸腰椎后柱一处或二处楔形切去一高约３ｃ ｍ 的骨块,去除两则的椎弓根,去除椎体松质骨的后２／３ 部分,闭合截骨处,器械内固定。术后随访１ ～４ 年, 平均２５ 年。结果：１７ 例术后均改善了外观, 畸形矫正满意。结论：经椎弓根楔形截骨术治疗强直性脊柱炎所致驼背畸形是一种疗效可靠满意的手术方法。     

经椎弓根椎体间截骨联合V形截骨术矫正强直性脊柱炎合并重度胸腰椎后凸畸形

目的 评估后路联合经椎弓根椎体间截骨手术(PSO)和椎板关节突V形截骨术矫正强直性脊柱炎(AS)合并重度胸腰椎后凸畸形的临床疗效.方法 2004年8月至2007年6月,共收治AS合并重度胸腰椎后凸畸形患者8例,均为男性,年龄28～46岁,平均32岁;平均胸椎后凸角度(T1～T12)96°(80°～112°),腰椎前凸角度(L1～S1)平均10°(5°～15°),平均颏眉角47°(40°～58°),平均注视角43°(32°～50°).8例患者均在L3椎体行PSO术并在胸腰段(T12～L1,L1-2)之间进行椎板关节突V形截骨.术后综合评估影像学、临床疗效以及并发症的情况.结果 8例患者平均手术时间(298.1±20.7)min,术中失血量(1588.8±171.6)ml.8例患者均获随访,随访时间为(11.5±7.7)个月.术后平均胸椎Cobb角76.1°±9.6°,矫正20.3°±1.1°;术后平均腰椎前凸角48.4°±4.7°,矫正38.4°±4.7°.术后平均颏眉角16.5°±4.6°,注视角73.0°±5.2°.矢状面平衡矫正(12.3±1.6)cm.无血管、神经损伤、应力性骨折等重大并发症发生,术后未发生冠状面的失代偿.结论 后路联合单节段PSO联合双节段楔形截骨术矫正As合并重度后凸畸形效果安全可靠,可明显改善患者视野范围.     

Barrel stave osteotomy for correction of turribrachycephaly craniosynostosis deformity

The "barrel-stave" osteotomy procedure addresses the characteristic excessive height and reduced anteroposterior projection of the turribrachycephalic skull in one operative procedure. Four quadrant craniectomies are followed by barrel stave-like osteotomies in the parietooccipital region. The parietooccipital bone undergoing osteotomy is displaced posteriorly, thereby opening up the posterior fossa and effectively increasing the potential volume of the cranial vault. This increased capacity allows for notable reduction in skull height and reshaping of the skull along the anteroposterior axis.     

Focal dome osteotomy for the correction of tibial deformity in children

Tibial deformity in childhood often combines torsional and angular malalignment. A focal dome osteotomy was performed, proximally or distally, in 39 tibiae in 31 patients. In 33 limbs, the primary deformity was varus (with internal torsion). The osteotomy was held with K-wires and a plaster cast. The mean age at surgery was 10.25 years and the minimum follow-up 24 months. All osteotomies united and no compartment syndrome occurred. Postoperatively, two patients (5%) had temporary neurological deficits. Thirty of 31 patients had good clinical and radiological correction of alignment. Recurrent deformity was seen in one patient with hypophosphataemic rickets.     

Reorientation of the distal radial articular surface in Madelung's deformity by a reversed cuneiform osteotomy

A technique of cuneiform osteotomy of the distal end of the radius is presented. It was used in three female patients with Madelung's deformity (two bilateral cases and one unilateral case). A wedge of bone was harvested in situ from the metaphysis, then returned and replaced in situ. This technique, performed through the Henry's approach, combines closing wedge osteotomy on the longer radial cortices with opening wedge osteotomy on the shorter radial cortices. The biplane osteotomy, which provides the bony wedge, involves the entire width of the metaphysis and is performed with an oscillating saw. Once the wedge is reversed and replaced, stabilization is obtained with an anterior plate. In all five cases the forward subluxation of the carpus was reduced as well as the distal radioulnar dislocation through the backward projection of the epiphysis. The reversed cuneiform osteotomy brings new possibilities of reorienting the radial articular surface and its technical mastery allows for accurate correction of severe deformities.