Regarding “Arthroscopic Posterior Subtalar Arthrodesis: Surgical Technique”

Abstract

We read with great interest the recent article by Vilá y Rico et al. 1 entitled "Arthroscopic Posterior Subtalar Arthrodesis: Surgical Technique," published in the February 2016 issue of Arthroscopy Techniques. Vilá y Rico et al. presented the technique 1 and their results 2 of arthroscopic posterior subtalar arthrodesis for treating adult-acquired flatfoot deformity or post-traumatic arthritis, which were treated as salvage operations after unsuccessful initial treatment. We congratulate the authors for their excellent results and their detailed description of the surgical technique. We would like to add a further potential indication for arthroscopic posterior subtalar arthrodesis, adding only two modifications to the original technique of Vilá y Rico et al. 1,2 This technique 1 could be used to treat Sanders type IV fractures of the calcaneus. 3 Primary