Ankle and Pantalar Arthrodesis

TIBIOTALOCALCANEAL AND PANTALAR ARTHRODESIS Foot and Ankle Clinics

One-stage Pantalar Arthrodesis for Ankle-foot Deformity in Post-poliomyelitis Patients

Post-poliomyelitis foot deformity remains a challenging problem to orthopedic surgeons, though its incidence has decreased greatly. The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the surgical outcome in patients with paralytic foot deformity associated with poliomyelitis. Between 1998 and 2002, seven patients with a history of prolonged, severe, and rigid equinocavovarus deformity seco...

Role of Surgery in Management of Osteo-Articular Tuberculosis of the Foot and Ankle

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis of the foot and ankle still remains to be a significant problem, especially in the developing countries, and with an increase in incidence in immunosuppressed patients. Treatment is mainly medical using multidrug chemotherapy; surgical interventions range from biopsy, synovectomy and debridement, to joint preserving procedures like distraction in early cases, and arthrod...

The ankle joint in relation to arthrodesis of the foot in poliomyelitis.

Seventy-five years have passed since subtalar arthrodesis was first performed, by Albert of Vienna (1 882), to counteract lateral instability in the paralytic club foot, but to Davis (1892) is due the main credit for developing the operation as an established procedure. Soon afterwards Whitman (1901) devised “ astragalectomy “ [excision of the talus] for calcaneus deformities, an operation whic...

Anterior Ankle Arthrodesis with Molded Plate: Technique and Outcomes

Background:  There is still controversy regarding the best technique for ankle arthrodesis to acheive stable rigid fixation along with reconstructing a functional plantigrade foot. Moreover, existing techniques have complictions related to stability, soft tissue covering, fusion rate, and exposure. Methods: With the anterior approach exactly on the tibialis anterior sheath, the joint was expose...