Spring Ligament Tear Decreases the Ankle and Talonavicular Joint Reaction Forces
Oh I, Kelly M, Maqsoodi N, Vasconcellos D, Osman W, Fowler X, Elfar J, Olles M. Spring Ligament Tear Decreases the Ankle and Talonavicular Joint Reaction Forces. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2016, 1: 2473011416s00072. DOI: 10.1177/2473011416s00072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpring ligament tearsLigament reconstructionLigament tearsTalonavicular jointInjury modelJoint reaction forcesTibiocalcaneonavicular ligamentBiomechanical studyMedial ankle instabilityAdjacent soft tissuesSpring ligament reconstructionPrevious anatomic studiesCadaveric lower legsFirst biomechanical studyClinical efficacyHuman cadaveric lower legsValgus deformitySemitendinosus allograftDistal tibiaFlatfoot deformityDeltoid ligamentAnkle instabilityNavicular tuberosityAnatomic studyLower legSurgical Anatomy of a Novel Medial Gastrocnemius Recession versus the Proximal Medial Gastrocnemius Recession
Oh I, DiGiovanni B, Kaplan N, Fowler X. Surgical Anatomy of a Novel Medial Gastrocnemius Recession versus the Proximal Medial Gastrocnemius Recession. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2016, 1: 2473011416s00097. DOI: 10.1177/2473011416s00097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedial sural cutaneous nerveGastrocnemius recessionSmall saphenous veinGreat saphenous veinSaphenous veinSurgical marginsSemimembranosus tendonCutaneous nerveSaphenous nerveTibial nervePopliteal arteryGastrocnemius muscleNeurovascular structuresGreater riskAnatomic structuresEffective surgical treatmentMajor neurovascular structuresAttractive surgical optionWarrants further investigationStrayer procedureGastrocnemius contractureSurgical treatmentProximal releaseClinical efficacySurgical options