Main description:

This issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Normal Espinosa, will cover a number of important aspects of the Subtalar Joint in relation to foot and ankle surgery. Topics discussed in this issue include, but are not limited to: Anatomy of the subtalar joint; Biomechanics of the subtalar joint (including normal and pathologic); Open technique for in-situ subtalar fusion; Traumatic injury to the subtalar joint; subtalar instability; and Fractures of the lateral process of talus, among others.

Contents:

Preface: The Subtalar Joint

Anatomy of the Subtalar Joint

Subtalar Joint Biomechanics: From Normal to Pathologic

Traumatic Injury to the Subtalar Joint

Fractures of the Lateral Process of the Talus

Update on Subtalar Joint Instability

Arthroereisis: What Have We Learned?

Coalitions of the Tarsal Bones

Medial Approach to the Subtalar Joint

Open Technique for In Situ Subtalar Fusion

Subtalar Arthroscopic Fusion

Subtalar Distraction Arthrodesis