title: Surgery on the rheumatoid ankle joint: efficacy versus effectiveness.
abstract: This article examines synovectomy and ankle arthrodesis for the rheumatoid ankle joint. Reviews of osteoimmunology and gait analyses specific to rheumatoid arthritis are included. Comparison studies including ankle arthrodesis and total ankle arthroplasty are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Foot & Ankle Specialists of Connecticut, PC, 6 Germantown Road, Danbury, CT 06810, USA. jtread6692@aol.com
authors.forename: Joseph R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Treadwell
mesh_terms: D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000379:methods; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D000074402:Synovectomy