Rates of Nonunion for Different Joints after Foot And Ankle Surgery: A Review of 2301 Fusions

Category: Ankle, Ankle Arthritis, Hindfoot, Midfoot/Forefoot Introduction/Purpose: Nonunion after fusion results in ongoing pain and a request for repeat surgery in many patients. Nonunion is therefore a failure of the primary surgery. Patients undergoing fusion surgery need to understand the risk f...

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Main Authors: Alastair S.E. Younger MB ChB FRCSC, Andrea Veljkovic MD, MPH, FRCSC, Kevin Wing MD, FRCSC, Murray J. Penner MD, FRCSC, Hong Qian PhD, Hubert Wong PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-10-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011419S00452