Main description:

Co-published with the Arthroscopy Association of North America, The Foot and Ankle: AANA Advanced Arthroscopic Surgical Techniques is a comprehensive technique-based book that presents the latest diagnostic, excisional, and reconstructive techniques in arthroscopic surgery for the foot and ankle. This all-encompassing resource includes preferred physical examination testing and diagnostic imaging choices in pre-operative planning and patient selection, state of the art step-by-step description of the procedures, comprehensive surgical equipment lists to perform each procedure, clear and precise indications for surgery and the thoughtful rationale behind stated contraindications, controversial indications, post-op protocols, and potential complications.

The written text is supported by numerous color images and a website with invaluable, narrated video clips depicting disease specific arthroscopic techniques specific to the foot and ankle.

Features inside The Foot and Ankle: AANA Advanced Arthroscopic Surgical Techniques:

Narrated video accompanies all surgical techniques, focusing on the stepwise approach to each operation
Consistent organization throughout the book results in a bulleted and user-friendly interface for a quick reference or prolonged study
Top 5 Technical Pearls of Practice for each procedure to enhance outcomes and to avoid common pitfalls and complications
High-quality artwork and figures to compliment clinical images
Equipment and surgical technique checklists for quick reference prior to surgery

Each expert contributor was chosen for his or her expertise for a specific topic related to The Foot and Ankle, so the reader benefits by the highest quality and treatment recommendations to provide the most impactful care to his or her patient.

Some chapter topics include:

Reconstruction Using Allograft and Autograft
Lateral Approach to Subtalar Arthroscopy
Achilles Tendinopathy
Chondral Defects of the First MTP Joint
Matrix-Induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation

Contents:

Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
Contributing Authors
Foreword by Richard D. Ferkel, MD
Introduction

Chapter 1 Posterior Ankle Impingement: Two-Portal Hindfoot Endoscopy
Ruben Zwiers, MSc, PhD-candidate and C. Niek van Dijk, MD, PhD

Section I Osteochondral Lesions of the Talar Dome
Chapter 2 Debridement With Stimulation of the Subchondral Bone
James W. Stone, MD
Chapter 3 Osteochondral Lesions of the Talar Dome: Osteochondral Autologous Transplantation Treatment
Jin Woo Lee, MD, PhD and Woojin Choi, MD, PhD
Chapter 4 Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
Adam F. Meisel, MD and Richard D. Ferkel, MD
Chapter 5 Osteochondral Lesions of the Talar Dome: Matrix-Induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
Alberto Gobbi, MD; Georgios Karnatzikos, MD; and Dnyanesh Lad, MD
Chapter 6 Stem Cells and Platelet-Rich Plasma in the Treatment of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus
Ethan J. Fraser, MD, MBBS; John G. Kennedy, MD, MCh, FRCS; Arianna L. Gianakos, BS; and Youichi Yasui, MD
Chapter 7 Synthetic Plug
Francesco Allegra, MD
Chapter 8 Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talar Dome
Gokhan Meric, MD and William Bugbee, MD
Chapter 9 Osteochondral Lesions of the Tibial Plafond
Steven M. Raikin, MD and Masato Takao, MD, PhD

Section II Ankle Stabilization
Chapter 10 ArthroBrostroem
Peter Mangone, MD and Jorge I. Acevedo, MD
Chapter 11 Arthroscopic Anatomical Reconstruction of the Lateral Ankle Ligaments
Stephane Guillo, MD; Masato Takao, MD, PhD; James W. Stone, MD; and Mark Glazebrook, MD
Chapter 12 Medial Ankle Stabilization
Beat Hintermann, MD

Section III Diagnostic Subtalar Arthroscopy
Chapter 13 Subtalar Arthroscopy: Lateral Approach
Christopher E. Gross, MD and Mark E. Easley, MD
Chapter 14 Diagnostic Subtalar Arthroscopy: Posterior Approach
Annunziato Amendola, MD and Jason A. Patterson, MD

Section IV Arthrodesis
Chapter 15 Anatomic Arthroscopic Ankle Arthrodesis
Mark Glazebrook, MD
Chapter 16 Subtalar Arthrodesis by Arthroscopy Technique
Xavier Martin Oliva, PhD

Section V Tendinopathy
Chapter 17 Tendoscopy
Ruben Zwiers, MSc, PhD-candidate and C. Niek van Dijk, MD, PhD
Chapter 18 Achilles Tendon Repair and Gastrocnemius Recession
Phinit Phisitkul, MD and Chamnanni Rungprai, MD
Chapter 19 Noninsertional Achilles Tendinosis
Richard Freeman, MBBS, FRCS(Tr & Ortho) and James D. F. Calder, MD, FRCS(Tr & Orth), FFSEM(UK)
Chapter 20 Haglund's Deformity: Endoscopic Calcaneoplasty
Youichi Yasui, MD; Ethan J. Fraser, MD, MBBS; and John G. Kennedy, MD, MCh, FRCS
Chapter 21 Posterior Ankle Impingement: Os Trigonum, Posterior Talar Process, Flexor Hallucis Longus
Andrew W. Ross, BA; Ethan J. Fraser, MD, MBBS; and John G. Kennedy, MD, MCh, FRCS
Chapter 22 First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Arthroscopy
Youichi Yasui, MD; Ethan J. Fraser, MD, MBBS; Alberto Marangon, MD; and John G. Kennedy, MD, MCh, FRCS

Section VI Fractures
Chapter 23 Arthroscopic Ankle Fracture Reductions Including Syndesmosis
Alastair Younger, MB, ChB, ChM, MSc, FRCSC
Chapter 24 Arthroscopic-Assisted Calcaneal Fracture Reduction
Alastair Younger, MB, ChB, ChM, MSc, FRCSC

Financial Disclosures
Index