Author:
Liu Wei,Li Fei,He Haiyang,Teraili Aihelamu,Wang Xue,Wahapu Paerhati,Wang Chengwei
Abstract
Abstract
Background
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of varying the different correction angles of hindfoot osteotomy orthosis on the biomechanical changes of the adjacent joints after triple arthrodesis in adult patients with stiff clubfoot to determine the optimal hindfoot correction angle and provide a biomechanical basis for the correction of hindfoot deformity in patients with stiff clubfoot.
Methods
A 26-year-old male patient with a stiff left clubfoot was selected for the study, and his ankle and foot were scanned using dual-source computed tomography. A three-dimensional finite element model of the ankle was established, and after the validity of the model was verified by plantar pressure experiments, triple arthrodesis was simulated to analyze the biomechanical changes of the adjacent joints under the same load with “3°” of posterior varus, “0°” of a neutral position and “3°, 6°, 9°” of valgus as the correction angles.
Results
The peak plantar pressure calculated by the finite element model of the clubfoot was in good agreement with the actual plantar pressure measurements, with an error of less than 1%. In triple arthrodesis, the peak von Mises stress in the adjacent articular cartilage was significantly different and less than the preoperative stress when the corrected angle of the hindfoot was valgus “6°”. In comparison, the peak von Mises stress in the adjacent articular cartilage was not significantly different in varus “3°”, neutral “0°”, valgus “3°” and valgus “9°” compared with the preoperative stress.
Conclusion
The results of this study showed that different angles of hindfoot correction in triple arthrodesis did not increase the peak von Mises stress in the adjacent joints, which may not lead to the development of arthritis in the adjacent joint, and a hindfoot correction angle of “6°” of valgus significantly reduced the peak von Mises stress in the adjacent joints after triple arthrodesis.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine,Rheumatology
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