title: Pantalar arthrodesis.
abstract: Pantalar arthrodesis creates a sensate prosthesis consisting of the ankle and rearfoot complex. Its primary purpose is to create a plantigrade stable rearfoot and ankle. Special attention must be placed on the technical aspects of this procedure, particularly the positioning of the ankle and subtalar complex.
authors.affiliation: Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center, Secaucus, New Jersey.
authors.forename: L O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Cangiano
mesh_terms: D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000379:methods*; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D013380:Subtalar Joint / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*