External fixation techniques for foot and ankle fusions.
External fixation in arthrodesis of the midfoot offers a versatile alternative when internal fixation is contraindicated or impossible. Most often, the small wire fixator, such as the Ilizarov device, provides the stability that is necessary to achieve solid union. External fixation allows for continual compression and the ability to produce gradual deformity correction, if necessary.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine, 1000 Monroe NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA.
Joseph R
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Misson
John G
JG
Anderson
Donald R
DR
Bohay
Steven B
SB
Weinfeld
D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D016267:External Fixators; D033023:Foot Joints / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans