Foot Ankle Int. 1999 Jun;20(6):368-374 O’Brien TS, Hart TS, Shereff MJ, Stone J, Johnson J ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: A retrospective review was undertaken for 36 patients who underwent ankle arthrodesis. METHODS: Nineteen patients underwent an arthroscopic ankle arthrodesis, and 17 patients underwent an open arthrodesis. Only patients with limited angular deformities were … Read more
Foot Ankle Int. 2009 Jun;30(6):565-567 Lee KB, Cho YJ no abstract available Copyright © 2009 (Foot Ankle Int. Jun;30(6):565-567) by the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Inc., originally published in Foot & Ankle International, and reproduced here with permission.
Foot Ankle Int. 2008 Feb;29(2):171-177 Cornelis Doets H, van der Plaat LW, Klein JP ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Preoperative deformity in the frontal plane in the arthritic ankle is a risk factor for failure after total ankle arthroplasty. Medial malleolar lengthening osteotomy was developed to correct varus malalignment. METHODS: From 1998 to 2005 total ankle arthroplasty … Read more
Acta Orthop Scand. 1981;52(1):103-105 Ahlberg A, Henricson AS ABSTRACT Forty-four ankle joint fusions performed in the period 1950-1972 at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Malmö General Hospital, were evaluated. Thirty-one patients were re-examined. The mean follow-up time was 12.3 years (6.4-28 years). Two-thirds of the patients were much better or better than … Read more
Foot Ankle Int. 2009 Apr;30(4):318-325 Erratum in: Foot Ankle Int. 2009 Jun;30(6):vi Tellisi N, Fragomen AT, Kleinman D, O’Malley MJ, Rozbruch SR ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: In recent years ankle distraction arthroplasty has gained popularity in the treatment of ankle arthritis as a means of both maintaining range of motion and avoiding fusion. We … Read more
Foot Ankle Int. 2003 Dec;24(12):897-900 Valderrabano V, Hintermann B, Nigg BM, Stefanyshyn D, Stergiou P ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to determine talar movement (e.g., talar rotation and talar shift during (dorsiflexion/plantarflexion) with respect to the tibia in the normal ankle, in the fused ankle, and in the replaced … Read more
Foot Ankle Int. 1997 Oct;18(10):616-621 Fellmann J, Zollinger H ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: This is a prospective clinical and radiological study of the treatment of talocalcaneal deformity or degeneration by a modified technique of isolated talocalcaneal fusion. METHODS: Thirty-six patients were evaluated with clinical examination, plain dorsoplantar and oblique radiographs, and computed tomography … Read more
– Anterior Talar Impingement Syndrome – Avascular Necrosis and Salvage of Talus Fractures – Blood Supply to Talus – Congenital Vertical Talus – Talar Head Frx – Fractures of the Talar Neck: – Hawkins Classification: – Type … Read more
– See: Humeral Frx – Main Menu: / humeral shaft fractures – Discussion: – may be indicated for multi-trauma patients w/ humeral shaft frx, and patients w/ pathologic frx; – note that following humeral shaft frx, IM nailing provides torsional and bending stiffness of only 20-30% of normal; … Read more
Foot Ankle Int. 1998 Nov;19(11):735-737 Luber MJ, Nunley JA ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to determine whether modification of a surgical practice by using regional anesthesia and local bone grafting would yield the same surgical results as traditional anesthesia and iliac crest bone graft, with a cost reduction. METHODS: All … Read more