title: Surgical treatment of the arthritic varus ankle.
abstract: Within the past several years, the arthritic varus ankle has been addressed extensively in Foot and Ankle Clinics, with numerous excellent reviews by particularly knowledgeable authors. To support these outstanding contributions, this article provides a practical approach to this challenging constellation of foot and ankle abnormalities. Varus ankle arthritis exists on a continuum that prompts the treating surgeon to be familiar with a spectrum of surgical solutions, including joint-sparing realignment, arthroplasty, and arthrodesis. Each of these treatment options is addressed with several expanded case examples and supports the management approaches with the available pertinent literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 4709 Creekstone Drive, Box 2950, Durham, NC 27703, USA. mark.e.easley@duke.edu
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Easley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D001174:Arthrodesis; D001178:Arthroplasty; D058737:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Ankle; D005260:Female; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy