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November 13-14, 2019 | London, UK
ORTHOPEDICS, OSTEOPOROSIS & TRAUMA
12
th
International Conference on
Journal of Orthopaedics Trauma Surgery and
Related Research
Orthopedics 2019
November 13-14, 2019
J Orthop Trauma Surg Rel Res, Volume 14
Volume: 14 | ISSN: 1897-2276
Ultrasound-guided surgery for the tarsal tunnel syndrome (UGAFDS): A novel ultra-
minimally invasive approach
Alejandro Fernandez Gibello
La Salle Campus Madrid, Spain
T
he Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome (TTS) was first described by Keck et al. and Lam et al. in 1962 and yet we still don´t know the
real prevalence of this pathology, but we know other interesting data such as the plantar heel pain has a prevalence of 11-15%
of the adults with foot problems and it has been seen that up to 88% of the patients with this chronic pain have some degree of
entrapment.
The purpose of this study is for describe and proof the safety of a novel ultrasound-guided surgery for the decompression of the
tibial nerve and its branches.
For the “
in vitro
” study, we performed the technique on 10 fresh-frozen feet (6 males, 4 female), which belong to the Body
Donation Centre of the Completeness University of Madrid.
In our study we made the liberation of the tarsal tunnel without damaging any Nobel structure.
For the conclusion, it could be a promising technique to treat the TTS minimizing the possible adverse effects and complications.