Long-Term Results Following Ankle Arthrodesis for Post- Traumatic Arthritis by Lisa M. Coester, Charles L. Saltzman, John Leupold, and William Pontarelli J Bone Joint Surg Am Volume 83(2): February 1, 2001 ©2001 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Figs. 1-A through 1-J A woman who sustained an open posterior fracture-dislocation of the right ankle in a motor-vehicle accident at the age of thirty-three years. Lisa M. Coester et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2001;83:219 ©2001 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
After débridement, open reduction and fixation was performed with threaded Steinmann pins; the medial malleolus was not reduced. Lisa M. Coester et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2001;83:219 ©2001 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
After débridement, open reduction and fixation was performed with threaded Steinmann pins; the medial malleolus was not reduced. Lisa M. Coester et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2001;83:219 ©2001 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
One year postoperatively, the patient had painful ankle osteoarthritis. Lisa M. Coester et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2001;83:219 ©2001 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
One year postoperatively, the patient had painful ankle osteoarthritis. Lisa M. Coester et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2001;83:219 ©2001 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
The patient underwent an ankle arthrodesis with use of the Charnley compression technique with pins in the neck of the talus and tibia. Lisa M. Coester et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2001;83:219 ©2001 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
The patient underwent an ankle arthrodesis with use of the Charnley compression technique with pins in the neck of the talus and tibia. Lisa M. Coester et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2001;83:219 ©2001 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Figs. 1-H, 1-I, and 1-J Standing anteroposterior and lateral radiographs and a nonstanding Broden radiograph made twenty-one years postoperatively revealed severe osteoarthritis of the subtalar joint. Lisa M. Coester et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2001;83:219 ©2001 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Figs. 1-H, 1-I, and 1-J Standing anteroposterior and lateral radiographs and a nonstanding Broden radiograph made twenty-one years postoperatively revealed severe osteoarthritis of the subtalar joint. Lisa M. Coester et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2001;83:219 ©2001 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Figs. 1-H, 1-I, and 1-J Standing anteroposterior and lateral radiographs and a nonstanding Broden radiograph made twenty-one years postoperatively revealed severe osteoarthritis of the subtalar joint. Lisa M. Coester et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2001;83:219 ©2001 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.