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Anterior Ankle Arthroscopy: General Principles

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This chapter provides the operative setup for the dorsiflexion method, and it describes the routine portals and accessory portals.

Anterior problems that can be managed by means of routine ankle joint arthroscopy include soft tissue and bony impingement, synovitis, loose bodies, or ossicles. In the fully dorsiflexed position, the anterior working area opens up and this position eases the treatment of these pathologies. With the ankle in plantar flexion, most osteochondral defects can be diagnosed and treated. In patients without a definitive preoperative diagnosis, there is only a very limited indication for diagnostic arthroscopy.

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van Dijk, C.N. (2014). Anterior Ankle Arthroscopy: General Principles. In: Ankle Arthroscopy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35989-7_6

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