Simple 1-Step Ankle Arthroscopy Distraction
Ankle arthroscopy has emerged as a viable treatment option for multiple ankle pathologies and continues to have expanding indications as technology and techniques improve. Historically, ankle arthroscopy used skeletal traction, and it has transitioned to noninvasive soft-tissue distraction because o...
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| Series: | Arthroscopy Techniques |
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| author | Alicia Unangst, O.M.S. IV, MC, USA Kevin D. Martin, D.O., MC, USA |
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| description | Ankle arthroscopy has emerged as a viable treatment option for multiple ankle pathologies and continues to have expanding indications as technology and techniques improve. Historically, ankle arthroscopy used skeletal traction, and it has transitioned to noninvasive soft-tissue distraction because of high rates of iatrogenic complications. Although soft-tissue distraction has decreased complications, it continues to be both cumbersome and time-consuming. Thus we propose a 1-step simple ankle arthroscopy distraction technique that uses an external positioning arm to allow the surgeon to apply manual traction in multiple positions without the use of any reprocessed sterile equipment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e8fb503391f4998b4249e6b60d87d0d2022-12-21T22:01:49ZengElsevierArthroscopy Techniques2212-62872015-12-0146e873e876Simple 1-Step Ankle Arthroscopy DistractionAlicia Unangst, O.M.S. IV, MC, USA0Kevin D. Martin, D.O., MC, USA1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Evans Army Community Hospital, Fort Carson, Colorado, U.S.A.; Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.A.; Address correspondence to Alicia Unangst, O.M.S. IV, MC, USA, Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 5906 Wolf Village Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80924, U.S.A.Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Evans Army Community Hospital, Fort Carson, Colorado, U.S.A.Ankle arthroscopy has emerged as a viable treatment option for multiple ankle pathologies and continues to have expanding indications as technology and techniques improve. Historically, ankle arthroscopy used skeletal traction, and it has transitioned to noninvasive soft-tissue distraction because of high rates of iatrogenic complications. Although soft-tissue distraction has decreased complications, it continues to be both cumbersome and time-consuming. Thus we propose a 1-step simple ankle arthroscopy distraction technique that uses an external positioning arm to allow the surgeon to apply manual traction in multiple positions without the use of any reprocessed sterile equipment.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212628715001449 |
| spellingShingle | Alicia Unangst, O.M.S. IV, MC, USA Kevin D. Martin, D.O., MC, USA Simple 1-Step Ankle Arthroscopy Distraction Arthroscopy Techniques |
| title | Simple 1-Step Ankle Arthroscopy Distraction |
| title_full | Simple 1-Step Ankle Arthroscopy Distraction |
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| title_short | Simple 1-Step Ankle Arthroscopy Distraction |
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