01048nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001000051653001600061653001400077653001100091653003100102653001100133653001200144653000900156653001600165653001000181100001200191700001300203245004300216300000900259490001500268520048500283022001400768       1991                            d  c199110aAdult10aArthrodesis10aCalcaneus10aFemale10aFoot Deformities, Acquired10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aTibia1 aAbram G1 aRaat H S00aCorrection of severe foot deformities.  a8-150 v57 Suppl 13 a<p>An arthrodesis between tibia and calcaneus was performed after extirpation of the lateral malleolus and the talus in 65 patients with severe stiff paretic feet in equinovarus position, 44 nonleprosy and 21 with leprosy. Early mobilization with weightbearing was allowed after 1 week. Bony fusion was achieved in 95% in the nonleprosy group and 76% in the leprosy group. The final appearance and function was very satisfying with a good range of motion in the Chopart joint.</p>  a0001-6462