ABFAS _ Surgical Procedures/Techniques EXAM TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH WELL ILLUSTRATED IMAGERY

ABFAS _ Surgical Procedures/Techniques EXAM TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH WELL ILLUSTRATED IMAGERY Koutsogiannis (nickname "Kouts") Indication? Procedure? Indicated for calcaneovalgus. Medial displacement oblique osteotomy. Note: The posterior portion of the calcaneus slides medially approximately 1/3 to ½ the calcaneal width. Heyman, Herndon & Strong (HHS): Indications? Procedure? Pediatric metatarsus adductus deformity in patients b/w 2-6 years of age. Soft-tissue release that utilizes 3 dorsal incisions and preserves plantar lateral ligaments and joint capsules. Name the four (4) lateral ankle procedures that stabilize one ligament? 1) Lee 2) Evans 3) Watson-Jones 4) Nilson Name the two (2) lateral ankle procedures that stabilize two ligaments? 1) Christman - Snook 2) Elmslie Describe the Lee ankle stabilization procedure? Detach brevis tendon as high as possible. Suture brevis muscle belly to longus. Drill hole posterior to anterior on fibula. Route tendon through & suture on itself. Describe the Evans Ankle Stabilization Procedure? Detach brevis. Make tunnel in fibula from anterior inferior to posterior superior. Tendon passed through and sutured at both ends of tunnel. Describe the Watson - Jones Ankle Stabilization Procedure? Section brevis. Drill holes through fibula from front to back one on top of another. Another hole in talus neck from dorsal to plantar. Route tendon through upper hole in fibula, through talar upper hole, out bottom hole in talus and in bottom fibula hole and tie to itself. Describe the Nilson Ankle Stabilization Procedure? Section brevis and tie muscle to longus. Gouge sub periosteal area on lateral malleolus. Place brevis tendon indefect and suture periosteum over.