title: The use of a femoral distractor to aid distal tibial resection during total ankle arthroplasty.
abstract: Distal tibial resection during total ankle arthroplasty can be time consuming and presents a technical challenge. We recommend the use of a femoral distractor to assist with this specific part of the operation. We describe the technique below and have now adopted it as a commonplace stage in our ankle replacements.
authors.affiliation: Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Whitehouse
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Halliwell
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Solan
mesh_terms: D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery; D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*