Effectiveness of distal tibial osteotomy with distraction arthroplasty in varus ankle osteoarthritis

In highly active older individuals, end-stage ankle osteoarthritis has traditionally been treated using tibiotalar arthrodesis, which provides considerable pain relief. However, there is a loss of ankle joint ...

Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - January 14, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Koji Nozaka, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Takeshi Kashiwagura, Yuji Kasukawa, Hidetomo Saito, Hiroaki Kijima, Shuichi Chida, Hiroyuki Tsuchie and Yoichi Shimada Tags: Research article Source Type: research