title: [Grice's method of subtalar arthrodesis--long term results of 63 operations].
abstract: Deformities of the back foot should be operated after failed conservative treatment. In this article long time results of 36 patients are demonstrated, which are operated on with extraarticular blocking (Grice-OP) of the lower ankle. Most patients are suffering of cerebral palsy. Walking could be improved after surgery but we could not reduce orthopaedic devices. In relation to Spina bifida patients CP-patients showed worse correlation of the back foot valgus. We got better results using k-wires for stabilisation of the back foot. Grice-OP is able to prevent severe deformities but it is often followed by a subtalar arthrodesis after growth arrest.
authors.affiliation: Stiftung Orthopädische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg-Schlierbach.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huppertz
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Kaps
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000379:methods*; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Subtalare Arthrodese nach Grice--Langzeitergebnisse von 63 Operationen.