• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2023

    Correction of ankle varus deformity using patient-specific dome-shaped osteotomy guides designed on weight-bearing CT: a pilot study.

    • Sebastian Faict, Arne Burssens, Aline Van Oevelen, Liselore Maeckelbergh, Peter Mertens, and Kristian Buedts.
    • OLV Hospital Aalst-Asse-Ninove, Moorselbaan 164, 9300, Aalst, Belgium. sebastian.faict@olvz-aalst.be.
    • Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2023 Feb 1; 143 (2): 791799791-799.

    BackgroundDome-shaped supramalleolar osteotomies are a well-established treatment option for correcting ankle deformity. However, the procedure remains technically demanding and is limited by a two-dimensional (2D) radiographic planning of a three-dimensional (3D) deformity. Therefore, we implemented a weight-bearing CT (WBCT) to plan a 3D deformity correction using patient-specific guides.MethodsA 3D-guided dome-shaped supramalleolar osteotomy was performed to correct ankle varus deformity in a case series of five patients with a mean age of 53.8 years (range 47-58). WBCT images were obtained to generate 3D models, which enabled a deformity correction using patient-specific guides. These technical steps are outlined and associated with a retrospective analysis of the clinical outcome using the EFAS score, Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS) and visual analog pain scale (VAS). Radiographic assessment was performed using the tibial anterior surface angle (TAS), tibiotalar angle (TTS), talar tilt angle (TTA), hindfoot angle (HA), tibial lateral surface angle (TLS) and tibial rotation angle (TRA).ResultsThe mean follow-up was 40.8 months (range 8-65) and all patients showed improvements in the EFAS score, FAOS and VAS (p < 0.05). A 3-month postoperative WBCT confirmed healing of the osteotomy site and radiographic improvement of the TAS, TTS and HA (p < 0.05), but the TTA and TRA did not change significantly (p > 0.05).ConclusionDome-shaped supramalleolar osteotomies using 3D-printed guides designed on WBCT are a valuable option in correcting ankle varus deformity and have the potential to mitigate the technical drawbacks of free-hand osteotomies.Level Of EvidenceLevel 5 case series.© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

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