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Estimating the Insertion Site during Retrograde Intramedullary Tibiotalocalcaneal Arthrodesis

Foot Ankle Int. 1996 Dec;17(12):781-782   Stephenson KA, Kile TA, Graves SC   ABSTRACT   Intramedullary tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis (IMTCA) is an increasingly used procedure for salvage of complex hindfoot and ankle disorders. To avoid injury to vital plantar neurovascular structures, it is important to begin with an appropriate insertion site during retrograde IMTCA. We use … Read more

Current Concepts Review: Total Ankle Arthroplasty

Foot Ankle Int. 2008 Feb;29(2):256-264   Guyer AJ, Richardson G ABSTRACT  Many orthopaedic surgeons had abandoned the use of first and second generation total ankle arthroplasties due to unacceptably high complication and failure rates as compared to arthrodesis. Recently, there has been renewed interest in ankle joint replacement as longer term outcome studies have become … Read more

Hintermann Series H2™ Literature: Basic Science

  Basic Science Kinematic changes after fusion and total replacement of the ankle part 1: range of motion Foot Ankle Int. 2003 Kinematic changes after fusion and total replacement of the ankle part 2: movement transfer Foot Ankle Int. 2003 Kinematic changes after fusion and total replacement of the ankle part 3: talar movement Foot … Read more

Calcaneo-Navicular Coalition. Late Results of Resection

Acta Orthop Scand. 1968;39(3):424-432   Andreasen E   ABSTRACT               After a follow-up period of 10-22 years 31 feet, treated primarily by resection of calcaneo-navicular coalition, were examined. In 6 instances triple arthrodesis had been performed secondarily. The results of the resections were subjectively good in 13 cases, while 9 patients still had mild complaints … Read more

Hintermann Series H2 Literature: Clinics Conceptor

Hintermann Series H2™ Literature   Clinics Conceptor Total ankle replacement Foot Ankle Clin. 2003 The HINTEGRA ankle: rationale and short-term results of 122 consecutive ankles Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2004 HINTEGRA total ankle replacement – preliminary results of the first 125 cases FussSprungg. 2004 Total ankle replacement—three-component prosthesis Tech Foot Ankle Surg. 2005 Sports and … Read more

Hintermann Series H2 Literature: Clinical Non-conceptor

Hintermann Series H2™ Literature   Clinical Non-conceptor 257 ankle arthroplasties performed in Norway between 1994 and 2005 Acta Orthop. 2008 The Swedish Ankle Arthroplasty Register: an analysis of 531 arthroplasties between 1993 and 2005 Acta Orthop. 2008 Perioperative complications of HINTEGRA total ankle replacement: our initial 50 cases Foot Ankle Int. 2008 Total ankle arthroplasty … Read more

Complications Following Arthroscopic Ankle Arthrodesis

Foot Ankle Int. 1996 Jun;17(6):340-342   Crosby LA, Yee TC, Formanek TS, Fitzgibbons TC   ABSTRACT   BACKGROUND/METHODS: Forty-two patients underwent an arthroscopic ankle arthrodesis utilizing a bi-framed distraction technique and demineralized bone matrix-bone marrow slurry as a graft substitute. The average follow-up was 27 months (range, 12-64 months).   RESULTS: The overall complication rate … Read more

Cigarette Smoking and Nonunion after Ankle Arthrodesis

Foot Ankle Int. 1994 Feb;15(2):64-67   Cobb TK, Gabrielsen TA, Campbell DC 2nd, Wallrichs SL, Ilstrup DM   ABSTRACT   BACKGROUND: The relative risk of nonunion in smokers versus nonsmokers after ankle arthrodesis was determined in a case control study.   METHODS: Twenty-two patients were matched to 22 controls by age, sex, surgeon, surgical technique, … Read more