Short-term outcome of retrograde tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis with a curved intramedullary nail.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the potential clinical benefit of tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis (TTCA) with an intramedullary nail with a valgus curve, two compression options, and angle-stable locking.

Material And Methods: Patients who had undergone TTCA at two tertiary hospitals were eligible. Patients who had undergone TTCA before the beginning of the study were evaluated retrospectively, then all following patients were examined prospectively.

The use of a retrograde fixed-angle intramedullary nail for tibiocalcaneal arthrodesis after severe loss of the talus.

Tibiocalcaneal arthrodesis may be the only means of obtaining a painless and stable limb when there is loss of the talus. We present the early results of a prospective study on tibiocalcaneal arthrodesis using a latest-generation retrograde intramedullary nail. In the period 2006-2007, nine patients underwent tibiocalcaneal arthrodesis with retrograde intramedullary nailing.