Clinical Outcomes of Nonunions of Hindfoot and Ankle Fusions

Conclusions:
This prospective longitudinal study demonstrated poorer functional outcomes in patients with a nonunion after foot and ankle fusion, regardless of whether the diagnosis of nonunion was based on CT only or on combined clinical, radiographic, and CT assessment.

Level of Evidence:
Prognostic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Source: JBJS - December 6, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Krause, F., Younger, A. S. E., Baumhauer, J. F., Daniels, T. R., Glazebrook, M., Evangelista, P. T., Pinzur, M. S., Thevendran, G., Donahue, R. M. J., DiGiovanni, C. W. Tags: Foot & Ankle Scientific Articles Source Type: research