The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 70, Issue 9 1304-1307, Copyright © 1988 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis for arthritis and deformity of the hind part of the foot
GM Russotti, KA Johnson and JR Cass
Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.
We devised a method for tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis to treat deformities
or degenerative arthritis, or both, that involve the tibiotalar and
talocalcaneal joints. Satisfactory results were obtained in approximately
75 per cent of twenty-one patients; osseous union was radiographically
evident in all but three patients. Secondary degenerative changes in the
adjacent joints were not evident radiographically during a period of
follow-up that ranged from 2.5 to seven years.