Functional Capacity After Hip Arthrodesis

Abduction arthrodesis of the hip.

The influence of footwear on functional outcome after total ankle replacement, ankle arthrodesis, and tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis.

BACKGROUND Gait analysis after total ankle replacement and ankle arthrodesis is usually measured barefoot. However, this does not reflect reality. The purpose of this study was to compare patients barefoot and with footwear. METHODS We compared 126 patients (total ankle replacement 28, ankle arthrodesis 57, and tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis 41) with 35 healthy controls in three conditions (b...

Functional outcomes after ankle arthrodesis in elderly patients.

BACKGROUND Ankle arthrodesis has been the gold standard operative treatment for ankle arthritis refractory to nonoperative treatment. Although multiple studies have evaluated the outcomes after ankle fusion, none has focused on outcomes in elderly patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate outcomes of ankle fusion in patients over the age of 70. METHODS Thirty patients (30 ankles) ov...

Conversion of hip arthrodesis to hip resurfacing: a case report.

Patients with hip arthrodeses are at risk of developing back pain or pain in other joints in the long term. Conversion to a total hip replacement or hip resurfacing leads to resolution of symptoms in most patients. We report a 40-year-old man who underwent conversion of a hip arthrodesis to hip resurfacing with good results.

Charnley compression arthrodesis of the hip.

In 1948 Charnley described the use of compression to achieve rapid fusion of diseased joints and in 1953 he formulated the criteria he considered necessary for the ideal compression arthrodesis. One criterion was the destruction of the natural centre of motion of the joint so as to produce a bone block which would allow a fibrous ankylosis to act as a “ second line of defence.” For the hip this...