Open AccessBoyd Amputation Using the Tension Band Technique
Author(s) -
Mauricio Ld Mongon,
Aurelio L Sposito,
George Mn Nunes,
Bruno Livani,
William Dias Belangero
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction/strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1828-8936
pISSN - 1828-8928
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10080-1433
Subject(s) - medicine , amputation , surgery , ankle , posterior tibial artery , fibula , calcaneus , physical examination , orthopedic surgery , tibia , radiography , deformity , soft tissue , artery
Amputation at the level of the hindfoot results in an equinus deformity from an imbalance of muscle-tendons acting across the ankle. Boyd's reconstruction for hindfoot amputations is a well-known technique that retains the calcaneus and fuses it with the distal tibia at the ankle mortise. It provides an excellent weight-bearing stump and in most cases does not require an artificial limb but its use has been restricted because of the difficulty in obtaining high union rates in the tibiocalcaneal fusion.