Reverse Chevron Transmalleolar Osteotomy for Exposure of the Medial Talar Dome Lesions: Operative Technique.
- Author:
Seong Beom CHO
1
;
Keun Bae LEE
;
Jin CHOI
;
Byeong Soo KIM
;
Min Sun CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. kbleeos@chonnam.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Talus;
Medial dome lesions;
Medial malleolar reverse chevron osteotomy
- MeSH:
Osteotomy*;
Talus
- From:Journal of Korean Foot and Ankle Society
2006;10(2):255-258
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
For the adequate intraarticular exposure in medial talar dome lesions, medial malleolar osteotomy is necessary in some cases. Many operative techniques including transverse, oblique, inverted V-shape, crescentic and step-cut osteotomies of the medial malleolus have been described previously. But their techniques have several problems such as nonunion, rotation and limited access to lesions. So we introduce the new reverse chevron medial malleolar osteotomy which provides excellent access to lesions, good stability and a broad cancellous surface for rapid healing.
