Internal Compression arthrodesis of ankle and foot

ABSTRACT

During a four-year period, three groups of patients were treated by arthrodesis using internal compression by 6.5 mm cancellous screws and supplementary bone grafting. The first group included fourteen patients where ankle fusion was performed. The second group included six patients who had pantalar fusion and in the last group subtalar fusion was done in five patients. The over all fusion rate was 92.1% in the ankle fusion group and 100% in the other two groups. In all patients, the procedure invariably produced union with excellent cosmesis, few complications and good function