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Lateral Talocalcaneal Angle in Assessment of Subtalar Valgus: Follow-up of Seventy Grice-Green Arthrodeses

1983; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 4; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/107110078300400202

0198-0211

James Aronson, James A. Nunley, Karl F. Frankovitch,

Congenital limb and hand anomalies

To determine whether definitive radiographic criteria could be elucidated tor the Grice-Green extra-articular subtalar arthrodesis, all 70 cases performed at the Shri-ner's Hospital for Crippled Children, Erie, Pennsylvania, from 1972 to 1980 were reviewed. Patients were followed both clinically and radiographically an average of 4 years and 11 months. Major conclusions were as follows: 1) the standing lateral talocalcaneal angle is the most reliable measurement for operative selection and assessment of postoperative success; and 2) by using strict operative techniques and proper patient selection, a 90% success rate can be expected.