Ankle peservation from arthritis by heel bone (calcaneus) correction

There are different places where we can perform the osteotomies. Osteotiomies of the ankle change the axis. The required osteotomy is always depending on the deviation we find in any particular Ankle. In this case we had to change the position of the heel. You see we have a slight change of the axis and therefore a slight change of the pull of the achilles tendon after fixing the heelbone (calcaneus) in a new position. This has the capacity to permanently restore the biomechanical features of an ankle joint and prevent the progress of ankle osteoarthritis.

Here you can see a picture before and after the operation. We significantly changed the axis . You see there we achieved a change of the position of the talus. Now the flat surface of the talus is interacting with the tibia in the ankle joint. The load is evenly distributed ofer the surface. This will prevent arthritis of this particular ankle.

Gelenk Klinik Orthopaedic Clinic
Alte Bundesstrasse 58
Gundelfingen, 79194
Germany