Minimally Invasive Surgery Osteotomy of the Hindfoot

Abstract

A minimally invasive surgical approach has been developed for hindfoot as well as forefoot procedures. Percutaneous techniques have been evolving for more than 20 years. Many conventional surgical techniques can be performed percutaneously after training. Percutaneous surgical techniques require knowledge specific to each procedure (eg, percutaneous Zadek osteotomy or percutaneous medial heel shift). In the treatment and correction of the hindfoot pathology the surgeon now has percutaneous options including medial or lateral heel shift, Zadek osteotomy, and exostectomy with/without arthroscopy.

Keywords: Calcaneoplasty; Haglund; Heel osteotomy; Minimally invasive surgery; Percutaneous surgery; Zadek osteotomy.