Tibiotalar fusion remains the mainstay of surgical treatment for end-stage arthritis of the ankle joint. Pseudoarthrosis may occur for a variety of reasons including concomitant medical illness, ...

Due to an aging population and contributory comorbidities, foot and ankle arthrodesis procedures are expected to continue to increase in the coming years. Arthrodesis goals are to decrease pain and ...

First metatarsophalangeal arthrodesis procedures are a common surgical intervention used to treat pain associated at the first metatarsophalangeal joint associated with degenerative changes. The ...

A surgical procedure called "fetlock arthrodesis" can be a life-saving procedure for a horse with a serious sesamoid fracture; the procedure involves repair by fusing the bones of the ankle joint it's ...

We conducted a retrospective review of 26 patients that had failed total knee replacements treated by knee arthrodesis at a single institution over a 10 year period from January 1981 to December 1991.

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to the letter from NASS President F. Todd Wetzel, MD, Aetna’s policy update originally indicated that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Isolated first metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis may reduce radiographic alignment and subluxation of the ...