Tibiotalar arthrodesis: development of a novel jig and alignment guide

Tibiotalar arthrodesis is a surgical procedure, used for the treatment of end-stage ankle arthrosis and instability. There are dozens of described procedures in the literature, all with varying rates of success. Two of the most common reasons for reoperation in tibiotalar arthrodesis are nonunion and infection; few studies have established any associations between patient/surgical factors and reoperation for nonunion and infection. The first part of this thesis focuses on determining the rate of reoperation to the ipsilateral lower limb and if any patient/surgical factors are associated with reoperation for nonunion and infection. The second part of this thesis turns attention to developing a jig and alignment guide to improve outcomes, and to standardize this procedure. The rationale for developing the jig and alignment guide is based on the success of such devices in improving the outcomes in total hip and knee arthroplasty.

Name thesis:degree_name

M Sc

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Surgery

Grantor dc:publisher

The University of Western Ontario

Year dc:date.issued

2018

Author dc:creator

• Ropchan, Adam Mathew

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Lawendy, Abdel-Rahman

• Tibiotalar arthrodesis
• ankle arthrosis
• rate of reoperation
• nonunion
• malunion
• infection
• tibiotalar jig and alignment guide

Language dc:language.iso

en_ca

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14721/28559

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:uwo.scholaris.ca:20.500.14721/28559