{"id":11351,"date":"2023-07-14T12:48:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T12:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icatme.com\/?page_id=11351"},"modified":"2025-01-16T19:51:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T19:51:14","slug":"joint-preserving-surgery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icatme.com\/en\/medical-units\/unit-of-foot-and-ankle\/joint-preserving-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"JOINT-PRESERVING SURGERY"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11351\" class=\"elementor elementor-11351 elementor-5791\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c918a4 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"8c918a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fa8033\" data-id=\"9fa8033\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b47e447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b47e447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_laptop&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JOINT-PRESERVING SURGERY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d821a85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d821a85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90992ea elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"90992ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edfb31d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edfb31d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Joint-preserving surgery encompasses all surgical techniques that do not replace or fuse the joint to address the patient\u2019s condition. The most common joint-preserving surgery is realignment osteotomy of the foot and ankle.<\/p><p>At icatpie, one of our goals is to preserve the joint whenever the patient\u2019s condition allows us to do so.<\/p><p>In the image, we see a surgical photograph of a first metatarsal osteotomy performed to correct hallux valgus (bunion).<\/p><p>The osteotomy involves cutting the bone for subsequent displacement to correct the deviation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54751f9 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"54751f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9132c03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9132c03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/icatme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Captura-de-pantalla-2020-11-18-a-las-23.36.51.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11353\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icatme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Captura-de-pantalla-2020-11-18-a-las-23.36.51.png 820w, https:\/\/icatme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Captura-de-pantalla-2020-11-18-a-las-23.36.51-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/icatme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Captura-de-pantalla-2020-11-18-a-las-23.36.51-768x493.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-269204d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"269204d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b67983 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4b67983\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ba9a3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ba9a3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 25px;\">What does realignment osteotomy of the foot and ankle consist of?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ced5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96ced5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An osteotomy consists of modifying the anatomical shape of the bone. With this procedure, we can change the bone\u2019s angulation to adjust its axis and avoid overloading, or we can increase or decrease the bone\u2019s length.<\/p><p>We commonly use this technique for various conditions, such as flatfoot, high-arched foot, and forefoot conditions like hallux valgus (bunions) and metatarsalgia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0972c5 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"f0972c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a94709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a94709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"465\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/icatme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Paciente-afecta-de-hallux-valgus-juanete.-Mediante-una-osteotomia-del-metatarsiano-y-de-la-falange-se-pudo-corregir-la-desviacion.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11354\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icatme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Paciente-afecta-de-hallux-valgus-juanete.-Mediante-una-osteotomia-del-metatarsiano-y-de-la-falange-se-pudo-corregir-la-desviacion.jpg 465w, https:\/\/icatme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Paciente-afecta-de-hallux-valgus-juanete.-Mediante-una-osteotomia-del-metatarsiano-y-de-la-falange-se-pudo-corregir-la-desviacion-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1451b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1451b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Patient with hallux valgus (bunion).<\/strong> Through a metatarsal and phalangeal osteotomy, the deviation was corrected.<\/p><p>In the metatarsal, the placement of a screw was necessary, whereas in the phalanx, it was not required.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00eff02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00eff02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40dbff9 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"40dbff9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abaf87d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abaf87d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 25px;\">When is it indicated?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6341471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6341471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"929ea761-7c7c-4774-935a-4eec8a8de4b8\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"4b571df7-1158-4d80-826d-28281987b1f4\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\"><p>An osteotomy is indicated for patients with a deformity that is impairing the joint, as long as the joint largely retains its cartilage.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a431c4d elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"a431c4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac5245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eac5245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/icatme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Radiologia-convencional-de-un-paciente-intervenido-para-practicarle-una-osteotomia-de-calcaneo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11355\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icatme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Radiologia-convencional-de-un-paciente-intervenido-para-practicarle-una-osteotomia-de-calcaneo.jpg 764w, https:\/\/icatme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Radiologia-convencional-de-un-paciente-intervenido-para-practicarle-una-osteotomia-de-calcaneo-300x123.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ecf7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93ecf7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"3407ef27-5339-4acb-b69f-a532c475cf03\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\"><h6><em><strong>Conventional radiography of a patient who underwent a calcaneal osteotomy.<\/strong><\/em><\/h6><p>The calcaneal osteotomy aims to reposition the heel, thereby improving the way the foot bears weight while walking. This surgery was possible because the patient did not have arthritis in the joint formed by the calcaneus and the talus (subtalar joint).<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-301381c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"301381c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4831a41\" data-id=\"4831a41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-457f340 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"457f340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8dc0becc-35a7-4384-a6f9-e8010008699a\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"fd2b7a3f-3794-44ce-b489-16921ac65e63\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\"><p>If you have advanced arthritis, an osteotomy will not be a suitable treatment. 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