Patient-specific modelling of contact characteristics in the ankle joint following triple arthrodesis in valgus, neutral and varus hindfoot positions.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Churchill Livingstone Country of Publication: Scotland NLM ID: 9109564 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1532-2963 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09582592 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Foot (Edinb) Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, c1991-
    • Subject Terms:
      Arthrodesis*/methods ; Ankle Joint*/surgery ; Ankle Joint*/physiopathology ; Ankle Joint*/diagnostic imaging; Humans ; Patient-Specific Modeling ; Biomechanical Phenomena ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
    • Abstract:
      The aim of the current study was to understand the importance of the joint alignment following triple arthrodesis by analysing the contact characteristics in a normal and arthritic ankle joint using a patient-specific numerical model developed using open source software. The alignment of the hindfoot with respect to tibia is calculated from CT scans and the ankle joint model was numerically analysed for neutral, valgus and varus positions in both normal and arthritic conditions. The contact area, the magnitude and distribution of the contact pressure on the articular surface of the talar dome was evaluated using a cell-centred Finite Volume Method implemented in open-source software OpenFOAM. It was found that all positions of the hindfoot predict higher lateral pressures during heel strike. The varus position predicts the maximum increase in lateral pressures. Comparing the valgus and neutral positions, although the neutral position predicts 9.1 % higher increase in lateral pressures during heel strike than valgus, it predicts 33.6 % decrease in pressures during heel-rise and the distribution is more medial during toe-off. In the case of arthritic ankle, it could be observed that the neutral and varus hindfoot fusion positions result in a concentrated increase of lateral pressures in heel strike and flat-foot. In the case of toe-off, the neutral alignment results in an increase of 62.3 % in the contact pressures compared to the arthritic pressure of the unfused foot and is 20.8 % higher than the valgus alignment. The study helps to conclude that the fusion is more beneficial at the neutral position of the hindfoot for the patient specific ankle. However, the 5° valgus position of hindfoot alignment could be more beneficial in the arthritic ankle. Patient-specific approach to the placement of the hindfoot with the help of numerical analysis could help address the issue of ankle degradation following arthrodesis.
      Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest Patient-specific modelling of contact characteristics in the ankle joint following triple arthrodesis in valgus, neutral and varus hindfoot positions. The authors L.Muralidharan, P.Cardiff, R.Flavin and A.Ivanković certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organisation or entity with any financial interest or non-financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.
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      Keywords: Ankle joint; Arthrodesis; Contact stress analysis; Finite Volume Method; Hindfoot alignment; Open source numerical model; OpenFOAM
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20240628 Date Completed: 20240915 Latest Revision: 20240915
    • Publication Date:
      20240916
    • Accession Number:
      10.1016/j.foot.2024.102113
    • Accession Number:
      38941820