Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis for arthritis and deformity of the hind

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part of the foot. Russotti-GM; Johnson-KA; Cass-JR Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905. J-Bone-Joint-Surg-Am. 1988 Oct; 70(9): 1304-7 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.