Complications of midfoot and hindfoot arthrodesis

Citation
C. Bibbo et al., Complications of midfoot and hindfoot arthrodesis, CLIN ORTHOP, (391), 2001, pp. 45-58
Citations number
54
Categorie Soggetti
Ortopedics, Rehabilitation & Sport Medicine","da verificare
Journal title
CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH
ISSN journal
0009921X → ACNP
Issue
391
Year of publication
2001
Pages
45 - 58
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-921X(200110):391<45:COMAHA>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Midfoot and hindfoot arthrodeses traditionally have been done to treat defo rmities resulting from paralytic disorders, residual clubfoot deformity, an d posttraumatic arthritis. The surgical indications for midfoot and hindfoo t arthrodeses more recently have been expanded to include painful arthritic deformities associated with neuroarthropathy, seropositive or seronegative arthropathies, and neurologic disorders. Regardless of the joint fused or the technique used, the goal of each remains similar: the creation of a pai nless, plantigrade foot capable of being fitted into, at the very least, a custom shoe. The aim of the current study is to describe the major complica tions associated with midfoot and hindfoot fusions in adults, and the preve ntion and the treatment of these complications.