Subtalar arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that uses an arthroscope to treat problems in the subtalar joint, which is located below the ankle joint ¹ ² ³. The procedure is used to treat the following conditions ¹ ²:
- Scar tissue in the subtalar region
- Severe sprains
- Twisting injuries
- Fractures of the talus or calcaneus bones
- Subtalar joint fusion
- Chondromalacia
- Subtalar impingement lesions
- Osteophytes
- Lysis of adhesions with post-traumatic arthrofibrosis
- Synovectomy
- Removal of loose bodies
- Instability
- Debridement and treatment of osteochondral lesions
- Retrograde drilling of cystic lesions
- Evaluation of coalition
- Removal of a symptomatic os trigonum
- Evaluation and excision of fractures of the anterior process of the calcaneus and lateral process of the talus