Ankle Arthrodesis in Rheumatoid Arthritis: 30 Cases Followed for 5 Years
Acta Orthop Scand. 1991;62(6):538-543 Morana CG, Pindera LM, Smith SR ABSTRACT We have reviewed the results of 30 ankle arthrodeses performed on 26 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. This procedure was associated with a high morbidity, with wound breakdown and infection occurring in 12 cases. Eighteen ankles had fused, six had pain-free fibrous … Read more