Bernasconi, Alessio (2020) Subtalar arthroereisis in treating flatfoot: clinical, radiographic and functional analysis. [Tesi di dottorato]
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| Item Type: | Tesi di dottorato |
|---|---|
| Resource language: | English |
| Title: | Subtalar arthroereisis in treating flatfoot: clinical, radiographic and functional analysis |
| Creators: | Creators Email Bernasconi, Alessio alebernas@gmail.com |
| Date: | 1 March 2020 |
| Number of Pages: | 62 |
| Institution: | Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II |
| Department: | Sanità Pubblica |
| Dottorato: | Sanità pubblica e medicina preventiva |
| Ciclo di dottorato: | 32 |
| Coordinatore del Corso di dottorato: | nome email Troncone, Giancarlo giancarlo.troncone@unina.it |
| Tutor: | nome email Mariconda, Massimo UNSPECIFIED |
| Date: | 1 March 2020 |
| Number of Pages: | 62 |
| Keywords: | Arthroereisis, flatfoot, subtalar |
| Settori scientifico-disciplinari del MIUR: | Area 06 - Scienze mediche > MED/33 - Malattie apparato locomotore |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Mar 2020 10:40 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Nov 2021 10:48 |
| URI: | http://www.fedoa.unina.it/id/eprint/12991 |
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Subtalar arthroereisis (STA) is a surgical option in the treatment of flatfoot with the aim of re-establishing a medial foot arch and limiting the motion of the subtalar joint without blocking it. We performed a critical review of the scientific literature in order to define the role of arthroereisis in the treatment of flatfoot based on recent evidence provided, thus resuming the current state of understanding and highlighting the areas where knowledge was still lacking. Secondly, in a retrospective clinical study, we assessed a cohort of patients treated as children hypothesizing that (1) STA provided significant radiographic correction of low longitudinal arch and forefoot abduction in paediatric flatfoot (FF) and that (2) mid-term clinical outcomes were satisfactory and comparable to a normal population. Thirdly, we investigated STA as an adjunct procedure to medialising calcaneal osteotomy, flexor digitorum longus tendon transfer and spring ligament repair in a comparative study on the adult population. As demonstrated in our results, while STA seems to mechanically contribute to the morphological correction of flexible flatfoot providing good clinical outcomes, the risk of complications (especially persistent pain) and the need of removal of the implant must be considered and discussed at length during the preoperative counselling.
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