This issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Normal Espinosa, will cover a number of important aspects of the Subtalar Joint in relation to foot and ankle surgery. Topics discussed in this issue include, but are not limited to: Anatomy of the subtalar joint; Biomechanics of the subtalar joint (including normal and pathologic); Open technique for in-situ subtalar fusion; Traumatic injury to the subtalar joint; subtalar instability; and Fractures of the lateral process of talus, among others.
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By Norman Espinosa, MD, Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction Zurich
Preface: The Subtalar Joint
Anatomy of the Subtalar Joint
Subtalar Joint Biomechanics: From Normal to Pathologic
Traumatic Injury to the Subtalar Joint
Fractures of the Lateral Process of the Talus
Update on Subtalar Joint Instability
Arthroereisis: What Have We Learned?
Coalitions of the Tarsal Bones
Medial Approach to the Subtalar Joint
Open Technique for In Situ Subtalar Fusion
Subtalar Arthroscopic Fusion
Subtalar Distraction Arthrodesis