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KMID : 0377619770320030271
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Korean Jungang Medical Journal
1977 Volume.32 No. 3 p.271 ~ p.275
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Clinical Evaluation of the Triple Arthrodesis
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Abstract
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Triple Arthrodesis is a procedure that has been widely utilized for
1) stabilization of the foot paralyzed by poliomyelitis or other neurological disorders,
2) correction of congenital talipes varus or valgus deformity, 3)severe symptomatic flat feet, and
4) the relief of pain resulting from subtalar or mid-tarsal arthritis of any origin.
At the orthopedic department in Severance Hospital, 49 operation of triple arthrodesis for the stabilization correction of deformity, relief of pain and improvement of function of the foot were performed between the years of 1966 and 1975.
Forty-six cases of those were studied for the follow-up from 6 months to3 years. All the patients were evaluated for the age distribution, sex incidence, causative condition, anatomical deformities, and the type of internal fixation. In the evaluation of end results both the anatomical and functional aspects were taken into consideration as the method by Patterson, et al.
The end results were Good in 30 cases(65.2%), Fair in 14 cases(30.4%) and
Poor in 2 cases (4.4 % ).
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