Tibiotalocalceneal arthrodesis using intramedullary nailing

MCP arthrodesis using an intramedullary interlocking device

BACKGROUND A variety of metacarpophalangeal joint (MCPJ) arthrodesis techniques have been described for the treatment of symptomatic arthritis and instability of the thumb MCPJ including K wire fixation, tension-band arthrodesis, plate fixation, intramedullary screw, and other intramedullary devices. This study presents a retrospective review of one surgeon's initial series of patients undergoi...

The success of tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis with intramedullary nailing--a systematic review of the literature.

Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis with an intramedullary nail may find indications for a variety of conditions of the hindfoot. We performed a systematic review of the literature primarily to find out the union rates and complications of tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis with an intramedullary nail. We included 33 studies for this review. These studies included 631 patients who had 659 procedures. Ei...

Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis with retrograde intramedullary nailing: 29 patients’ clinical and functional evaluation☆☆☆

OBJECTIVE To evaluate clinically and functionally the pos-operative results of patients submitted to tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis for the treatment of traumatic arthropathy and neuropathy. METHODS Retrospective study of 29 patients undergoing ankle arthrodesis with intramedullary retrograde nail. All patients were evaluated for fusion time, AOFAS and VAS scores, satisfaction, and complicati...

The history of intramedullary nailing.

Tibiotalocalcaneal Arthrodesis with Intramedullary Fixation

In this paper is described a technique for performing tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis using a new type of intramedullary fixation, the ankle fusion nail. This paper also contains a retrospective review of 17 patients with a mean age of 46 years who underwent tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis with intramedullary fixation for diagnoses of osteoarthrosis (12 patients), rheumatoid arthritis (4 patients...