SOURCE: Podiatry Today
Common complications with midfoot fusions range from infection and nonunion to compensatory joint arthrosis and peripheral nerve issues. Sharing insights from their experience as well as the literature, these authors discuss keys to prevention and management of these complications. Surgeons commonly use midfoot fusion or arthrodesis to address a wide range of foot pathology, including deformities resulting from neglected or residual clubfoot, paralytic disorders and post-traumatic arthritis.