Double hindfoot arthrodesis using a single-incision medial approach in the correction of adult-acquired flatfoot deformity: a case series

Ankle and foot surgery: from arthrodesis to arthroplasty, three dimensional printing, sensors, artificial intelligence, machine learning technology, digital twins, and cell therapy

“…For a very long time, the most frequent indication was the treatment of poliomyelitis. With the development of new techniques and the success of arthrodesis, the indications have extended to post-traumatic osteoarthritis other neurological diseases such as Charcot arthropathy [6], the correction of adultacquired flatfoot deformity [7][8][9], osteonecrosis of the talus, and sequelae of cerebral palsy. The frequency of post-traumatic ankle arthrodesis has increased in recent years due to sports practice; however, sports activity level [10] following an ankle fusion is decreased, and many patients will not return to their pre-injury level of activity.…”