title: Traditional ankle arthrodesis for the treatment of ankle arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Cody A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bowers
authors.forename: Alan R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Catanzariti
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Mendicino
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001858:Bone Nails; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome