TY - JOUR
T1 - The contribution of the ligaments in progressive collapsing foot deformity
T2 - A comprehensive computational study
AU - Malakoutikhah, Hamed
AU - Madenci, Erdogan
AU - Latt, Leonard Daniel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
PY - 2022/9
Y1 - 2022/9
N2 - The contribution of each of the ligaments in preventing the arch loss, hindfoot valgus, and forefoot abduction seen in progressive collapsing foot deformity (PCFD) has not been well characterized. An improved understanding of the individual ligament contributions to the deformity would aid in selecting among available treatments, optimizing current surgical techniques, and developing new ones. In this study, we evaluated the contribution of each ligament to the maintenance of foot alignment using a finite element model of the foot reconstructed from computed tomography scan images. The collapsed foot was modeled by simulating the failure of all the ligaments involved in PCFD. The ligaments were removed one at a time to determine the impact of each ligament on foot alignment, and then restored one at a time to simulate isolated reconstruction. Our findings show that the failure of any one ligament did not immediately lead to deformity, but that combined failure of only a few (the plantar fascia, long plantar, short plantar, deltoid, and spring ligaments) could lead to significant deformity. The plantar fascia, deltoid, and spring ligaments were primarily responsible for the prevention of arch collapse, hindfoot valgus, and forefoot abduction, respectively. Moreover, to produce deformity, a considerable amount of attenuation in the spring, tibiocalcaneal, interosseous talocalcaneal, plantar naviculocuneiform, and first plantar tarsometatarsal ligaments, but only a small amount in the plantar fascia, long plantar, and short plantar ligaments was needed. The results of this study suggest that the ability of a ligament to prevent deformity may not correlate with its attenuation in a collapsed foot.
AB - The contribution of each of the ligaments in preventing the arch loss, hindfoot valgus, and forefoot abduction seen in progressive collapsing foot deformity (PCFD) has not been well characterized. An improved understanding of the individual ligament contributions to the deformity would aid in selecting among available treatments, optimizing current surgical techniques, and developing new ones. In this study, we evaluated the contribution of each ligament to the maintenance of foot alignment using a finite element model of the foot reconstructed from computed tomography scan images. The collapsed foot was modeled by simulating the failure of all the ligaments involved in PCFD. The ligaments were removed one at a time to determine the impact of each ligament on foot alignment, and then restored one at a time to simulate isolated reconstruction. Our findings show that the failure of any one ligament did not immediately lead to deformity, but that combined failure of only a few (the plantar fascia, long plantar, short plantar, deltoid, and spring ligaments) could lead to significant deformity. The plantar fascia, deltoid, and spring ligaments were primarily responsible for the prevention of arch collapse, hindfoot valgus, and forefoot abduction, respectively. Moreover, to produce deformity, a considerable amount of attenuation in the spring, tibiocalcaneal, interosseous talocalcaneal, plantar naviculocuneiform, and first plantar tarsometatarsal ligaments, but only a small amount in the plantar fascia, long plantar, and short plantar ligaments was needed. The results of this study suggest that the ability of a ligament to prevent deformity may not correlate with its attenuation in a collapsed foot.
KW - adult-acquired flatfoot deformity
KW - biomechanics
KW - finite element modeling
KW - posterior tibial tendon dysfunction
KW - progressive collapsing foot deformity
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U2 - 10.1002/jor.25244
DO - 10.1002/jor.25244
M3 - Article
C2 - 34981558
AN - SCOPUS:85122162991
SN - 0736-0266
VL - 40
SP - 2209
EP - 2221
JO - Journal of Orthopaedic Research
JF - Journal of Orthopaedic Research
IS - 9
ER -