Ankle Surgery Update

Hey everybody!

Welcome to our third episode of the Ankle Surgery Update. The COVID pandemic has resulted in an unknown mobilization of medical resources. Our thoughts are with our collogues in those countries that have been struck worst, who were facing an unimaginary humanitarian emergency. But maybe we can distract you for the next minutes by presenting and discussion the following 3 papers we picked for this month’s episode.

The articles chosen are:

• Functional outcome and general health status after plate osteosynthesis of posterior malleolus fractures - The quest for eligibility. By Mertens et al. published in Injury (doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.02.109)
• Comparison of Tendon Lengthening With Traditional Versus Accelerated Rehabilitation After Achilles Tendon Repair: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. By Okoroha et al. published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine (doi: 10.1177/0363546520909389)
• Effect of Tourniquet Use During Ankle Fracture Fixation on Wound Healing and Infectious Complications. By Benedick et al published in Foot Ankle International (doi: 10.1177/1071100720907379) 

Thank you very much for listening to Ankle Surgery Update – Science Guiding Treatment. We have to stand together strong to tackle what there might be ahead. Still, we also have to be aware of our patients needs in foot and ankle surgery! We hope you and your families are healthy and safe and you tune in next month again!

Hans & Sebastian

Hey everybody! Welcome to our second episode of the ankle surgery update. Again, we picked three exciting papers published online Februrary 2020 on pubmed.

The articles chosen are:

• Treatment of Zone 1 Fractures of the Proximal Fifth Metatarsal With CAM-Walker Boot vs Hard-Soled Shoes – published by Nishikawa and colleagues in Foot Ankle Int. 2020 Feb 5. doi: 10.1177/1071100720903259
• Better outcome for suture button compared with single syndesmotic screw for syndesmosis injury: five-year results of a randomized controlled trial – published by Ræder and colleagues in Bone Joint J. 2020 Feb;102-B(2):212-219. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.102B2.BJJ-2019-0692.R2
• Does subtalar instability really exist? A systematic review“ – published by Michels and colleagues in Foot Ankle Surg. 2020 Feb;26(2):119-127. doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2019.02.001

We hope you will enjoy the second episode of our podcast. We are happy for any feedback you have!

Hans & Sebastian

We are Hans Polzer and Sebastian Baumbach and we are the guys behind Ankle Surgery Update – Science Guiding Treatment. We are two academic foot and ankle surgeons working at the University Hospital of Munich and we would like to introduce us. In this brief introductory, we want you to get to know us!

We would like to welcome you to the very first episode of the Ankle Surgery Update. In this first episode, we picked two outstanding papers published online January 2020 on pubmed.

The articles chosen are:

• Endoscopic anatomic ligament reconstruction is a reliable option to treat chronic lateral ankle instability – by Cordier and colleagues published in Knee Surg Sports Traumata Arthrose. 2020 Jan;28(1):86-92. doi: 10.1007/s00167-019-05793-9
• Treatment of lateral ankle sprain with platelet-rich plasma: A randomized clinical study – published by Blanco-Rivera in Foot Ankle Surg. 2019 Sep 28. pii: S1268-7731(18)30140-1. doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2019.09.004

We hope you will like our podcast and we are happy for any feedback you have!

Hans & Sebastian