OPERATIVE ARTHROSCOPY OF THE ANKLE JOINT

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Main Authors:	Vladimir Senekovič, Valdet Šaćiri
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Slovenian Medical Association 2001-10-01
Series:	Zdravniški Vestnik
Subjects:	arthroscopy ankle joint indications complications
Online Access:	http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/2555

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author	Vladimir Senekovič Valdet Šaćiri
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description	<p align="LEFT"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;">Background. </span></span><em><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-LighItal; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-LighItal; font-size: xx-small;">Arthroscopy of the ankle joint has</span></span></em></p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">become a standard diagnostic method. Some types of injuries</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">of the ankle joint can be successfully treated with arthroscopic</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">procedures.</p><em></em><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;">Methods. </span></span><em><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-LighItal; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-LighItal; font-size: xx-small;">From 1993 to 2001 we have performed operative</span></span></em></p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">arthroscopy at 47 patients with different pathological conditions,</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">including osteochondral fractures, osteochondritis dissecans,</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">osteoarthritis secondary to ankle joint injury, loose</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">bodies, anterior soft tissue impigement, septic arthritis and</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">deformation after healing of talus fracture. The following arthroscopic</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">procedures were carried out: synovectomy, removal</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">of osteophytes , fragments, unstable cartilage, loose bodies</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">, cicatrices and dislocated bone in the front of the joint after</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">healing of the talus fracture, drilling of the chondral defects</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">and cleaning of the joint at purulent arthritis.</p><em></em><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;">Results. </span></span><em><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-LighItal; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-LighItal; font-size: xx-small;">The results were evaluated by Martin’s scale. At the</span></span></em></p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">follow up results were excellent at 25 patients (53%), good at</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">17 (36%), fair at 3 (16%) and bad at 2 patients (4%). We had</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">moderate complications at 4 patients (8.5%). At three transient</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">hiposensibility of the dorsolateral part of the food was</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">occurred because of injury of the branches of the superficial</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">peroneal nerve. One patient has had synovial fistul for two</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">months which has closed spontaneously. This is correlated with</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">data in literature.</p><em></em><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;">Conclusions. </span></span><em><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-LighItal; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-LighItal; font-size: xx-small;">In some cases we found out the real diagnosis at</span></span></em></p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">arthroscopy but we have never done only diagnostic arthroscopy.</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">We mean according to our results that some injuries</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">and diseases of the ankle joint have to be treated by arthroscopic</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">surgical methods. We mean also according to over experiences</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">that only diagnostical arthroscopy should not be done.</p><em><em></em></em><p>Always operative arthroscopy has to be performed.</p><em></em>
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spelling	doaj.art-ea0e35adaeb24f67894c58432e6603b12022-12-21T20:33:55ZengSlovenian Medical AssociationZdravniški Vestnik1318-03471581-02242001-10-0170101976OPERATIVE ARTHROSCOPY OF THE ANKLE JOINTVladimir Senekovič0Valdet Šaćiri1Klinični oddelek za travmatologijo Kirurška klinika Klinični center Zaloška 2 1525 LjubljanaKlinični oddelek za travmatologijo Kirurška klinika Klinični center Zaloška 2 1525 Ljubljana<p align="LEFT"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;">Background. </span></span><em><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-LighItal; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-LighItal; font-size: xx-small;">Arthroscopy of the ankle joint has</span></span></em></p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">become a standard diagnostic method. Some types of injuries</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">of the ankle joint can be successfully treated with arthroscopic</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">procedures.</p><em></em><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;">Methods. </span></span><em><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-LighItal; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-LighItal; font-size: xx-small;">From 1993 to 2001 we have performed operative</span></span></em></p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">arthroscopy at 47 patients with different pathological conditions,</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">including osteochondral fractures, osteochondritis dissecans,</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">osteoarthritis secondary to ankle joint injury, loose</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">bodies, anterior soft tissue impigement, septic arthritis and</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">deformation after healing of talus fracture. The following arthroscopic</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">procedures were carried out: synovectomy, removal</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">of osteophytes , fragments, unstable cartilage, loose bodies</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">, cicatrices and dislocated bone in the front of the joint after</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">healing of the talus fracture, drilling of the chondral defects</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">and cleaning of the joint at purulent arthritis.</p><em></em><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;">Results. </span></span><em><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-LighItal; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-LighItal; font-size: xx-small;">The results were evaluated by Martin’s scale. At the</span></span></em></p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">follow up results were excellent at 25 patients (53%), good at</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">17 (36%), fair at 3 (16%) and bad at 2 patients (4%). We had</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">moderate complications at 4 patients (8.5%). At three transient</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">hiposensibility of the dorsolateral part of the food was</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">occurred because of injury of the branches of the superficial</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">peroneal nerve. One patient has had synovial fistul for two</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">months which has closed spontaneously. This is correlated with</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">data in literature.</p><em></em><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-Ligh; font-size: xx-small;">Conclusions. </span></span><em><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-LighItal; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: GaramondItcTEE-LighItal; font-size: xx-small;">In some cases we found out the real diagnosis at</span></span></em></p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">arthroscopy but we have never done only diagnostic arthroscopy.</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">We mean according to our results that some injuries</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">and diseases of the ankle joint have to be treated by arthroscopic</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">surgical methods. We mean also according to over experiences</p><em><em></em></em><p align="LEFT">that only diagnostical arthroscopy should not be done.</p><em><em></em></em><p>Always operative arthroscopy has to be performed.</p><em></em>http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/2555arthroscopyankle jointindicationscomplications
spellingShingle	Vladimir Senekovič Valdet Šaćiri OPERATIVE ARTHROSCOPY OF THE ANKLE JOINT Zdravniški Vestnik arthroscopy ankle joint indications complications
title	OPERATIVE ARTHROSCOPY OF THE ANKLE JOINT
title_full	OPERATIVE ARTHROSCOPY OF THE ANKLE JOINT
title_fullStr	OPERATIVE ARTHROSCOPY OF THE ANKLE JOINT
title_full_unstemmed	OPERATIVE ARTHROSCOPY OF THE ANKLE JOINT
title_short	OPERATIVE ARTHROSCOPY OF THE ANKLE JOINT
title_sort	operative arthroscopy of the ankle joint
topic	arthroscopy ankle joint indications complications
url	http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/2555
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OPERATIVE ARTHROSCOPY OF THE ANKLE JOINT

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