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Discussion: - hip fusions acn occur spontaneously following childhood sepsis or after ORIF of acetabular fractures (secondary to heterotopic bone).
- they also occur spontaneously due to ankylosing spondylitis;
- surgical fusions are performed for young adults with advanced arthritis;
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by D.W. LENNOX, L.H. RILEY Jr, D.S. HUNGERFORD, M.A. JACOBS, Th. JUDET and K.A. KRACKOW In: Atlas of Orthopaedic Surgery Volume 3 1991
Procedures covered include Synovectomy of the knee, Total Knee Replacement (TKR), Revision Knee Arthroplasty, Distraction Arthroplasty, Arthrodesis of the knee,

See: Arthrodesis following TKR:
- PreOp Planning for Arthrodesis:
- Discussion:
- arthrodesis provides potential of a painless, stable base of support but it does so at the expense of knee motion;
- optimal position of arthrodesis:
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Over the past 30 years, the increasing success of total knee arthroplasty has gradually replaced arthrodesis as the procedure of choice in most conditions causing severe joint destruction. Instead of a primary procedure, arthrodesis is now considered a salvage procedure relegated to cases where total knee replacement may he contraindicated,...

A triple arthrodesis consists of the surgical fusion of the talocalcaneal (TC), talonavicular (TN), and calcaneocuboid (CC) joints in the foot. The primary goals of a triple arthrodesis are to relieve pain from arthritic, deformed, or unstable joints. Other important goals are the correction of deformity and creation of a...

A painful wrist causes disability and decreased function of the upper extremity. The articulation afforded the hand by the wrist is important for mobility, strength, and dexterity. The pain produced by arthropathy of the wrist causes the patient to use a wrist splint to decrease pain. However, loss of mobility...