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Arthroscopic ankle arthrodesis in rheumatoid arthritis. 1995

I Turan, and T Wredmark, and L Felländer-Tsai

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden.

Several techniques for ankle arthrodesis have been described. Many of them are not suitable in patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis because of multiple joint involvement, osteoporosis, and increased risk of infection caused by poor skin conditions. The arthroscopic technique described in this article has been used in 7 patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis and 1 patient with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (10 ankle joints; 2 patients surgically treated bilaterally). All patients successfully obtained ankle joint arthrodesis. The mean time to fusion was 10 weeks (range, 6-12 weeks). There was a 100% fusion rate without any complication.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011446	Prospective Studies	Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.	Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D011859	Radiography	Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film).	Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D000843	Ankle Joint	The joint that is formed by the inferior articular and malleolar articular surfaces of the TIBIA; the malleolar articular surface of the FIBULA; and the medial malleolar, lateral malleolar, and superior surfaces of the TALUS.	Ankle Syndesmosis,Articulatio talocruralis,Distal Tibiofibular Joint,Inferior Tibiofibular Joint,Talocrural Joint,Tibiofibular Ankle Syndesmosis,Tibiofibular Syndesmosis,Ankle Joints,Ankle Syndesmoses,Ankle Syndesmosis, Tibiofibular,Distal Tibiofibular Joints,Inferior Tibiofibular Joints,Joint, Ankle,Joints, Ankle,Syndesmosis, Ankle,Talocrural Joints,Tibiofibular Ankle Syndesmoses,Tibiofibular Joint, Distal,Tibiofibular Syndesmoses
D001172	Arthritis, Rheumatoid	A chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures. Etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated.	Rheumatoid Arthritis
D001174	Arthrodesis	The surgical fixation of a joint by a procedure designed to accomplish fusion of the joint surfaces by promoting the proliferation of bone cells. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Arthrodeses
D001182	Arthroscopy	Endoscopic examination, therapy and surgery of the joint.	Arthroscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Arthroscopic,Arthroscopic Surgery,Surgery, Arthroscopic,Arthroscopic Surgeries,Arthroscopic Surgical Procedure,Arthroscopies,Procedure, Arthroscopic Surgical,Procedures, Arthroscopic Surgical,Surgeries, Arthroscopic,Surgical Procedure, Arthroscopic