An Innovative Approach to the Repair of Distal Tibia Nonunion Using a Retrograde Buried Tibio-Talar-Calcaneal Nail: A Case Report.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1053/j.jfas.2016.07.010.
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Abstract
We report a case using retrograde tibial nailing as treatment of nonunion of a distal tibial osteotomy, which was performed as part of a complex reconstruction of distal tibial malunion with ankle arthritis. Although retrograde nailing has classically been used for tibial-talar-calcaneal arthrodesis, this method spares the subtalar joint. Preservation of some hindfoot motion by subtalar mobility allows for a decrease in the loss of function typically seen with tibial-talar-calcaneal arthrodesis.
Medical subject headings
- Ankle Joint
- Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
- Fractures, Ununited
- Intra-Articular Fractures
- Range of Motion, Articular
- Tibial Fractures
Anatomy
- tibia
- ankle
- foot