2024年7月24日 · Subtalar fusion is surgery that permanently joins the bones in your subtalar joint together. It’s a type of joint fusion (arthrodesis). Healthcare providers sometimes call it subtalar arthrodesis.

Subtalar fusion is performed to either correct painful deformities, instability of the subtalar joint, or to remove painful arthritis of this joint. Learn more.

2024年8月28日 · The fusion of the subtalar joint is a surgery that offers lasting relief for those suffering from chronic foot pain. While recovery takes time, the results can greatly improve your quality of life. If you’re considering this procedure, our team is …

2023年6月30日 · If you have severe arthritis pain, your doctor may suggest that you have joint fusion surgery (also called “arthrodesis”). This procedure fuses, or “welds,” together the two bones that make up...

2020年5月15日 · Subtalar fusion is the best procedure to correct long-term pain caused by injury or arthritis. The surgery involves the process of fusing the subtalar joint to the adjacent ankle joint. Before deciding on surgery, the doctor nefeds a better view of the damage.

A subtalar joint fusion is a surgical procedure that involves fusing the bones of the subtalar joint. This joint, located below the ankle, plays a crucial role in foot movement. The surgery aims to eliminate painful motion and provide stability, especially for patients suffering from chronic pain or joint dysfunction.

2020年7月10日 · The subtalar joint is one of the more complex and forgotten joints of the ankle. Subtalar fusion is needed in a few patients, but most who are told they need this invasive surgery can likely avoid it with less invasive care.

Subtalar fusion, or arthrodesis, involves fusing the heel bone, or calcaneus, to the talus bone stabilizing the heel and mid-hindfoot. Surgeons utilize subtalar fusion to stabilize and reduce pain in cases of hindfoot deformity due to trauma, arthritic damage, or physiological defect.

The purpose of subtalar fusion (arthrodesis) surgery is to remove the painful arthritic subtalar joint surfaces and fix them together, with the aim that bone will grow across and fuse the joint (‘arthrodesis’).

2016年11月14日 · The main indication for a subtalar fusion is to treat painful arthritis in the subtalar joint (the large joint above the heel bone and below the ankle). Arthritis in this joint is commonly seen after heel bone fractures or joint dislocations.