Has the arthrorisis failed in a 13-year-old girl with a long medical history?
Hello, my 13-year-old daughter underwent an arthrorisis sinus tarsi 6 months ago. She already had a long medical history. In 2019, stage IV OD was diagnosed in her left ankle. This was followed by an OATS with medial malleolus osteotomy. The success of the operation was confirmed in 2020 by a repeat arthroscopy. Pain continued to occur in the ankle under load. Both feet had a significant flatfoot deformity. To alleviate the pain under load, it was decided to perform an arthrorisis on both feet. The surgical procedure was explained to us. The risks and the procedure were very low. It was predicted that after 4 weeks there would be no more impairments. Sports activities would also be possible without any problems after 4-6 weeks. Physiotherapy would not be necessary after the operation. A completely different picture emerged after the operation. My daughter twisted her feet while walking. She only walked on tiptoes. Her gait was extremely poor. We have been in physiotherapy for 6 months now. Her gait has returned to normal. However, after 6 months, sports activities are out of the question. Anything involving jumping or higher impact is no longer possible. Even a "small stair run" for training is not feasible. Is such a long healing process still within the normal range, even though originally 4 weeks were mentioned? Are there cases where arthrorisis led to such problems? My daughter has already had 4 surgeries on her left foot. She now denies pain because she has a real fear of another operation.
