title: [Functional results of tibio-tarsal arthrodeses. Apropos of 52 reviewed cases].
abstract: Fifty-two patients with ankle arthrodesis were reviewed after an average follow-up of 7 years with a range between 2 and 22 years. Two-thirds of the patients had good results and 1 in 4 had fair results. In 4 cases there were bad results. Thirty-seven patients could walk without any limitation thanks to mobility of the mid-tarsal joint. Most of the patients developed radiological arthrosis of the subtalar joint with limited movement in 29 instances. In contrast, hypermobility of the mid-tarsal joint was present in almost half of the cases. Good functional results were related to the preservation of mobility in the subtalar and mid-tarsal joints. The time required to obtain a good functional result was about one-and-a-half years. After this the results were stable, provided that the ankle fusion was in a good position. Most of the poor results were related to arthrosis of the sub-talar joint or trophic changes. Secondary extension of fusion to other joints was deceptive. It is concluded that combined arthrodesis of the tibio-talar and sub-talar joints should be done only in cases of severe arthrosis. In other cases, the mobility of the sub-talar and mid-tarsal joints should be preserved.
mesh_terms: D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001174:Arthrodesis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Résultats fonctionnels de l'arthrodèse tibio-tarsienne. A propos de 52 cas revus.