title: Aiming guide for accurate placement of subtalar joint screws.
abstract: Accurate placement of rigid fixation of the subtalar joint in arthrodesing procedures (triple, subtalar, or pantalar arthrodesis) can be difficult. We have found that the "bottom-up" method simplifies this procedure and eliminates many potential problems. A technique is described incorporating the bottom-up method utilizing the combined aiming device (Synthes, Paoli, PA).
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Institute of Dayton, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Gable
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Bohay
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manoli
mesh_terms: D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D001863:Bone Screws; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D013380:Subtalar Joint / Q000601:surgery*