Tibiotalar fusion remains the mainstay of surgical treatment for end-stage arthritis of the ankle joint. Pseudoarthrosis may occur for a variety of reasons including concomitant medical illness ...
We excluded 7 patients (9 ankles) because of rheumatoid arthritis in 5 ankles ... group of 50 normal ankles in our clinic, the mean tibiotalar ratio (and standard deviation) was 35 ± 3%.