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Ankle arthrodesis in the presence of ongoing sepsis. Indications, methods, and results
G Cierny1, W G Cook, J T Mader
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Crawford W. Long Hospital of Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
The Orthopedic Clinics of North America
|October 1, 1989
Abstract:
The prognosis for ankle arthrodeses performed in the presence of chronic joint sepsis is addressed. The described methods afford reliable and highly successful results, even in cases with massive hard- and soft-tissue deficits. An ankle fusion can be reliably accomplished in the presence of wound contamination, inadequate bone stock, and an ischemic soft-tissue envelope. The methods used must be tailored to the anatomic extent of disease, the physiologic condition of the host, and institutional resources.