Ankle injuries are often sport related and pose a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Over the past 25 years, Niek van Dijk, founder of the Amsterdam Foot and Ankle School and author of this book, has developed a new philosophy of ankle arthroscopy. It entails a comprehensive approach which includes various diagnostic strategies and the application of a number of minimally invasive endoscopic techniques. Use of these techniques has spread throughout the world; they are now recognized as the state of the art and have been used to treat many leading professional athletes. This diagnostic and operating manual presents the Amsterdam Foot and Ankle School approach for a wide variety of ankle and hindfoot problems. Clear step-by-step instructions are provided with the help of numerous high-quality illustrations, most of which are in color. Access to a web-based educational site is also available to readers.

GENERAL ASPECTS: Preoperative evaluation and imaging

Arthroscopic anatomy
Instrumentation
Complications in ankle arthroscopy. ANTERIOR ANKLE ARTHROSCOPY: Anterior ankle arthroscopy: general principles
Anterior ankle impingement
Osteochondral lesions
Ankle Instability
The role of arthroscopy for chronic pain problems after supination trauma
Arthroscopic ankle arthrodesis. POSTERIOR ANKLE ARTHROSCOPY: Endoscopic treatment of hindfoot disorders: general principles
Posterior Ankle Impingement
Posterior talar osteochondral defect
Flexor hallucis longus release
Deltoid ligament pathology
Retrograde drilling for large cystic lesions
Other indications posterior compartment ankle joint. OTHER ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES: Subtalar arthroscopy
Subtalar arthrodesis
Endoscopic calcaneoplasty
Achilles tendoscopy
Peroneal tendoscopy
Recurrent peroneal tendon dislocation
Posterior tibial tendoscopy
Arthroscopy of the first metatarsophalangeal joint.