Soft Tissue Structures at Risk with a Percutaneous Focal Dome Osteotomy: A Cadaver Study

The focal dome osteotomy allows deformity correction through frontal plane rotation, and if needed, anterior or posterior translation. This percutaneous technique allows extracapsular ankle realignment with minimal soft tissue dissection. While circumventing a standard anterior incision, this technique encounters soft tissue structures that must be considered. Focal dome osteotomies were simulated on ten fresh-frozen below the knee cadavers. Centered proximal to the tibial plafond at the physeal scar, a radial arm using a four-hole Rancho cube was used to map the dome.

Source: Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery - September 11, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Dominick J Casciato, Ryan Stone, Robert Mendicino Tags: Original Research Source Type: research