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Foot Ankle Int. 1999 Jun;20(6):356-363   Bednarz PA, Monroe MT, Manoli A 2nd   ABSTRACT   BACKGROUND: The intermediate outcome of patients who underwent a triple arthrodesis for the treatment of adult foot disorders was evaluated with an outcome tool to determine if their pain and functional status were improved.   METHODS: We evaluated 63 … Read more

Acta Orthop Scand. 1966;37(3):328-332   Kivilaakso R, Salenius P   ABSTRACT   The authors report the results of a follow-up examination of 32 patients in which triple arthrodesis of the tarsus was performed to relieve pain or to correct deformity after different fractures in the ankle region. The most dominant indication for operation was pain … Read more

Acta Orthop Scand. 1963;33:320-328   Wyller T   ABSTRACT               Barneft, Napier & Hicks showed that the axis of the ankle joint passes obliquely in relation to the sagittal plane of the foot. This means that the foot moves in the ankle joint like a poorly mounted wheel, it swerves from side to side. … Read more

Foot Ankle Int. 1997 Dec;18(12):792-797   Wayne JS, Lawhorn KW, Davis KE, Prakash K, Adelaar RS   ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Contact areas and peak pressures in the posterior facet of the subtalar and the talonavicular joints were measured in cadaver lower limbs for both the normal limb and after fixation of the tibiotalar joint. METHODS: Six … Read more

Acta Orthop Scand. 1981;52(1):107-110   Boobbyer GN   ABSTRACT   Thirty-seven patients who had ankle arthrodesis carried out from 1-17 years previously were reviewed. The commonest indication in this series was post-traumatic osteoarthritis. Five different methods of fusion were used, the most common being the Charnley compression technique. The incidence of union, the fusion position, … Read more

Foot Ankle Int. 2003 Jun;24(6):514-518   Saltzman CL, Amendola A, Anderson R, Coetzee JC, Gall RJ, Haddad SL, Herbst S, Lian G, Sanders RW, Scioli M, Younger AS ABSTRACT   BACKGROUND: This study assessed the problems with initial use of ankle arthroplasty by surgeons who were trained by observing the surgeon/inventor (group I), who have … Read more

Acta Orthop Scand. 1992;63(2):170-172   Partioa EK, Hirvensaloa E,  Partiob E, Pelttaric S,  Jukkala-Partioa K, Böstmana O,  Hänninenc A, Pertti Törmälä P, Rokkanena P   ABSTRACT   In 11 patients, 12 arthrodeses of the ankle joint were performed by using absorbable self-reinforced poly-llactide (SR-PLLA) or polyglycolide (SR-PGA) screws. 8 patients had posttraumatic arthrosis, 3 rheumatoid arthritis, and 1 … Read more

Foot Ankle Int. 2007 May;28(5):542-548   Harstall R, Lehmann O, Krause F, Weber M   ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: In a 5-year period (1996–2001), the authors performed supramalleolar osteotomies for the correction of distal tibial mechanical malalignment of at least 10° with concomitant pain and with or without radiographic evidence of arthritic changes.  METHODS: The method was … Read more

Foot Ankle Int. 2000 May;21(5):392-9. Flemister AS Jr, Infante AF, Sanders RW, Walling AK. ABSTRACT Eighty six subtalar arthrodeses performed between 1985 and 1996 for complications associated with intra-articular calcaneal fractures were retrospectively evaluated. Patients were divided into three Groups: (I) 59 patients with calcaneal malunions (II) 13 patients with failed open reduction and internal … Read more