Keun Bae Lee

..The purposes of this study were to identify the pathologic findings of sinus tarsi syndrome (STS) by subtalar arthroscopy and to evaluate the results of arthroscopic treatments in 33 consecutive cases...

..All patients experienced good clinical results and were satisfied with surgery...

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..A total ankle arthroplasty in Charcot ankle has not been previously reported...

..However, few reports have been published on first metatarsal lengthening by this method. We evaluated the complications of distraction osteogenesis for first brachymetatarsia and here we provide a solution...

..Arthroscopic microfracture for isolated osteochondral lesions of the talus is a safe and effective procedure, which provides good clinical outcomes in the majority of patients...

..Arthroscopic microfracture is frequently used to repair osteochondral lesions of the talus. However, despite the popularity of this technique, no study has been conducted on cartilage repair after microfracture by second-look arthroscopy...

..The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the prognosis of painful plantar callosities after hallux valgus correction without lesser metatarsal osteotomy in hallux valgus deformity...

..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of posterior arthroscopic subtalar arthrodesis (ASTA) by use of a posterior 2-portal approach in the prone position and to describe the surgical technique...

..To investigate static and dynamic postural balance after successful total ankle arthroplasty by using dynamic posturography...

..The purpose of the present study was to compare the outcomes of patients who underwent distraction osteogenesis for the treatment of first and/or fourth brachymetatarsia...

..05). Our results shows that topical ESCs enhance diabetic wound healing during the early stage, and suggest that ESCs transplantation offers a novel therapeutic modality for the treatment of diabetic wounds...

..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and location of heterotopic ossification after primary total ankle arthroplasty, predisposing factors, and effects on clinical outcomes, and to develop a method of classification...

..The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic efficiency of MRI compared with subtalar arthroscopy for STS...

..This study describes the technique used and the results obtained using a modified step-cut MMO for osteochondral grafting of talar dome lesions...

..In this study, we have compared results of two axial Kirschner wire fixation with or without transverse Kirschner wires in PCO for moderate to severe hallux valgus deformities...

..Therefore, prompt diagnosis and aggressive treatment is imperative...

..This study evaluated the results of simultaneous surgical correction for bilateral hallux valgus compared with unilateral correction...

..The authors conclude that MRI has accuracy of 81% in staging of OLTs, however, MRI had some limitation in correct staging isolated cartilage lesions of OLTs, especially combined with subchondral edema...

..In the majority of patients a functional improvement in hindfoot function was obtained following arthroscopic release of the subtalar joint for stiffness and pain secondary to Sanders type II and III fractures of the calcaneum...

..The purpose of the present study was to report the perioperative complications that occurred among our initial 50 consecutive cases of HINTEGRA total ankle replacement...

..The histologic findings also presented no evidence of osteointegration or biologic remodeling of the tendon. Two cases of failure of osteointegration are reported, with a review of the literature...

..However, no firm consensus has been reached regarding the merits and demerits of ACL reconstruction using a low femoral tunnel versus a high femoral tunnel (11 or 1 o'clock)...

..The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the outcomes of distal chevron osteotomy with a distal soft tissue procedure for the correction of moderate to severe hallux valgus...

..However, there have been no studies comparing the results of proximal chevron osteotomy between patients with moderate and severe hallux valgus. We compared the results of this procedure among these groups...

..Even though a few biomechanical studies have compared the stability of the 2 fixation techniques, a clinical comparison has not yet been reported...

..The purpose of the present study was to compare the clinical and radiographic outcomes of total ankle arthroplasty in patients with post-traumatic and primary osteoarthritis...

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..We report our initial experience with this technique and review the literature...

..His preoperative posterior ankle pain disappeared completely after surgery, and the patient returned to contact sports 3 months postoperatively...

..However, no comparative clinical study has been performed on early and delayed weightbearing after microfracture for osteochondral lesions of the talus...

..Retrospective chart review...

..However, we could not find any differences in functional outcomes between TKAs performed with or without a navigation system...

..To investigate the usefulness of titanium lamina mesh for posterior column reconstruction after total en bloc spondylectomy in patients with spinal tumour and evaluate the radiographic outcomes of this method...

..Case report...

..However, posterior arthroscopic subtalar arthrodesis (PASTA) has not been described. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the early results of PASTA...

..It can be placed without extensive plantar or medial foot dissection and maintains midfoot alignment until bony fusion occurs. In patients with complex midfoot pathology requiring multijoint fusions, the results have been satisfactory...