title: Midfoot arthrodesis: challenges and treatment alternatives.
abstract: Arthrodesis and realignment of complex deformities of the midfoot requires thorough preoperative evaluation, exacting intraoperative technique, and vigilant postoperative management to achieve a successful functional outcome. An appreciation of the bony and soft-tissue factors contributing to the deformity facilitates a satisfactory functional outcome. Stable fixation in multiple planes with judicious bone grafting achieves union with the most complex deformities and severe bone loss.
authors.affiliation: Section of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC 3079, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. btoolan@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu
authors.forename: Brian C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Toolan
mesh_terms: D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005530:Foot Deformities / Q000601:surgery*; D033023:Foot Joints / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care