Morselized Femoral Head Impaction Bone Grafting of Large Defects in Ankle and Hindfoot Fusions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ankle and hindfoot fusion in the presence of large bony defects represents a challenging problem. The purpose of this study was to evaluate outcomes of patients who underwent ankle-hindfoot fusions with impaction bone grafting (IBG) with morselized femoral head allograft to fill large bony void defects.

Methods

This was a 3-center, retrospective review of a consecutive series of 49 patients undergoing ankle or hindfoot fusions with femoral head IBG for filling large bony defects. Union was assessed clinically and radiologically with radiography or computed tomography. Graft stability/collapse was identified on radiographs as loss of graft height across the fusion interface. Indications included 35 failed total ankle arthroplasty, talar osteonecrosis and collapse (

SUBMITTER: Clough T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11894856 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature