Saeed Ahmad, Mohammad Ikram, Ashfaq Ahmed, Amer Aziz, Shahzad Javed, Naeem Ahmed, Ijaz Ahmed, Rizwan Akram, Atiq-uz Zaman.
Tibial-talo-calcaneum arthrodesis; clinical and radiological outcome with retrograde intramedullary sign nail.
Professional Med J Jan ;23(10):1227-31.

Objectives: To determine the clinical and radiological outcome of Tibio-talocalcaneal arthrodesis with Retrograde intramedullary SIGN Nail in patients with tibiotalar and subtalar joint pathologies. Study Design: Descriptive case. Period: September 2012 to May 2015. Setting: OPD or Emergency at Orthopaedics Unit of Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital Lahore. Materials and methods: 40 patients study. Detailed history, clinical examination and investigations were done after proper consent. Pre operative diagnosis was made on antero posterior and lateral views of plan x rays. Retrograde Intramedullary fixation was done under image control. All post operative patients were followed regularly on opd basis and outcome of intramedullary fixation was determined on 6th post-operative month. Results: There were 40 patients who underwent arthrodesis and fixation. There were 82.5% male and 22.5% female with mean age of 41.5 years. 95% of the patients having pain improvement while only 2.5% of the patients didn’t get benefit from it. Infection and non union were seen in only 1 patient. Conclusion: retrograde sign nail is a good option for ankle and subtalar joint arthrodesis. Early weight bearing and healing in shorter period of time are its main advantages.

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