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Werner, Mark E.

A5087788596 | I4210125099

Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic in Arizona

Citations 1

Tibiotalocalcaneal Arthrodesis with an Intramedullary Device

Foot & Ankle International | March 3, 2013 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 669-673

10.1177/107110079401501208 | PMID 7894640

An intramedullary fixation device was devised by the senior author (K.A.J.) to use in conjunction with a previously described method for tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis. Satisfactory results were obtained in approximately 87% of the initial 30 patients; union was radiographically or clinically evident in all but two patients. Many of these patients had been offered or were considering below the knee amputation; only two ultimately chose this reconstructive option at a follow-up that ranged from 4 to 27 months.