title: Tibio-calcaneo-naviculo-cuboidale arthrodesis: 6 patients followed for 1-8 years.
abstract: As a salvage procedure for patients with irreparable damage to the peritalar anatomy, we used a new method, the Ilizarov ring fixator, to stabilize a tibio-calcaneo-naviculo-cuboideal (TCNC) arthrodesis after resecting the talus in 6 patients with an average follow-up of 3 years. The tibia was lengthened by callus distraction, mean 6 (3.5-10) cm. Patients with exacerbation of a chronic talar osteomyelitis, symptomatic posttraumatic changes, and those with extremely unstable club feet and talar deformity preventing an adequate reduction of the joint, were successfully treated with the TCNC-fusion. The method permits early weight bearing, while providing stability and compression of the fusion, thereby avoiding further loss of bone stock.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Department, University Hospital of the RWTH Aachen, Germany. mweber@post.klinikum.rwth-aachen.de
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schwer
authors.forename: Karl W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Zilkens
authors.forename: Christian H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Siebert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018889:Ilizarov Technique; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010000:Osteitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013380:Subtalar Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome