Major Heel Reconstructions Through Small Incisions

Klaus Edgar Roth; Kajetan Klos; Leif Claassen; Hazibullah Waizy

doi:10.1016/j.cpm.2024.05.002

Major Heel Reconstructions Through Small Incisions

Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2025 Jan;42(1):77-87. doi: 10.1016/j.cpm.2024.05.002. Epub 2024 Jul 2.

Authors

Klaus Edgar Roth¹, Kajetan Klos², Leif Claassen³, Hazibullah Waizy⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Gelenkzentrum Rheinmain, Frankfurter Straße 94, Hochheim 65239, Germany. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
³ Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Jena University Hospital, Am Klinikum 1, Jena 07747, Germany.
⁴ Department of Orthopedics, Orthoprofis, Luisenstrasse 10-11, Hannover 30159, Germany.

PMID: 39550095
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpm.2024.05.002

Abstract

A variety of osteotomies on the calcaneus have been described in the past to adapt the shape of the calcaneus to specific needs. Newer osteotomy and fixation methods allow the procedure to be as minimally invasive as possible. Recent data suggest that the minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques allow for fewer complications, particularly with regard to wound healing. The calcaneus can be cut and shifted in all planes, shortened, and rotated with MIS. Calcaneal MIS has become a major component of foot and ankle surgery.

Keywords: Calcaneal osteotomy; Lateralizing calcaneal osteotomy; Medializing calcaneal osteotomy; Minimally invasive surgery; Zadek osteotomy.

MeSH terms

Calcaneus* / surgery
Heel* / surgery
Humans
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures* / methods
Osteotomy* / adverse effects
Osteotomy* / methods
Plastic Surgery Procedures / adverse effects
Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods