OATS® for the Foot & Ankle Surgical Technique OATS for the Foot & Ankle

OATS for the Foot & Ankle Scientific Support Outcome of Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation for Type-V Cystic Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus P. E. Scranton, Jr., M.D.; C. C. Frey, M.D.; and K.S. Feder, M.D. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume, Vol 88-B (Issue 5) 2006;614    19. –6 “The treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus has evolved with the development of improved imaging and arthroscopic techniques. However, the outcome of treatment for large cystic type-V lesions is poor, using conventional grafting, debridement or microfracture techniques. This retrospective...

Technique for Osteochondral Autografting Cystic Talar Lesions Pierce Scranton, M.D., Seattle, WA; and Mark Easley, M.D., Durham, NC The patient is supine and the appropriate limb is prepped and draped with a high thigh tourniquet. An arthroscopic leg holder is not necessary. A general or regional (spinal) anesthetic is required. The lesion size and OATS drill size can be determined from direct measurement or from CT or MRI (these should be used for planning only, with the kit not opened, until the defect size is clinically confirmed). The harvester in the kit will match the drill size exactly....

The Drill Tip Guide Pin is then overdrilled with the appropriate size Cannulated Headed Reamer to a depth of at least 12 mm. Note: A second or even third core can be punched adjacent to the first hole with the recipient corer in large lesions where “nesting” of grafts is required. The cannulated OATS Alignment Rod is introduced over the Drill Tip Guide Pin for a depth measurement. This should be tapped to the base of the drill hole for an accurate depth measurement. Knowing the diameter and depth of the talar hole, the wound is covered with a saline-dampened sponge and attention is directed to...

Osteochondral Autograft Transfer System The graft can be sized in the Donor Harvester using the graft visualization windows and the measurements on the end of the metal tube, or the graft can be extruded and sized with a ruler. The graft is carefully rongeured to 11.5    2 mm length –1 to match the recipient hole in the talus. A slight tapering of the graft facilitates its introduction into the talar hole. The graft is inserted into the recipient hole in the talus in optimal orientation for articular congruity. This can be accomplished with the Donor Harvester, the Donor Harvester with the clear...

Surgical Technique Malleolar Osteotomy (if required for access) The medial malleolus is predrilled with two 0.045” pins at slightly divergent angles to help prevent proximal slippage of the medial malleolus during screw insertion. These pins are overdrilled with the 3.4 mm cannulated Trim-It™ Drill Bit across the medial malleolus and into the tibial plafond. The holes are then tapped. Using intraoperative fluoroscopy or by direct vision, create a 45° osteotomy cut from the superior medial malleolus down to the junction of the tibial plafond and medial colliculus leaving the last 1/8 of the bone...

Metatarsal Technique (Matthew Rockett, DPM, Houston, TX; and Michael Aquino, DPM, Buffalo, NY) A 4-5 cm incision is created starting just distally to the metatarsophalangeal joint and carried over the joint to a level of the surgical neck of the metatarsal. Subcutaneous dissection is taken down to the level of the periosteum—capsular level. A linear dorsal capsulotomy is performed and the metatarsal head is dissected to expose the metatarsal head and joint. Advance the reamer over the Drill Tip Guide Pin and remove the defect and any related subchondral cystic changes to a minimum depth of 8...

Surgical Technique 3    cm incision is made over the talonavicular –5 joint between the tibialis anterior and tibialis posterior tendons. A longitudinal capsulotomy is performed into the talonavicular joint to expose the medial talar head. Care should be taken not to compromise the spring ligament. The appropriate size tamp is used to measure and determine the appropriate area for harvest. 7 The graft is inserted into the recipient hole in the talus in optimal orientation for articular congruity. The Donor Harvester’s beveled edge is inserted into the recipient socket and firm pressure is applied...

Closure Layered closure is performed with attention given to the capsular closure of the joint to make sure that it is appropriately reapproximated. If a lesser metatarsophalangeal joint is operated upon, the toe is splinted in neutral or slight plantar flexion to allow for the capsule to heal. Postoperative Care Initially, the patient is placed in a posterior splint nonweight-bearing and instructed to return in two weeks for suture removal. A nonweight-bearing below-the-knee cast is applied at the first postoperative visit and the patient is reappointed for three weeks. At five weeks postoperatively,...

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