Ankle arthrodesis: surgical principles, techniques, and outcomes

Name: Ankle arthrodesis: surgical principles, techniques, and outcomes
Uploaded: 2025-08-31T07:58:52+00:00
Duration: 22 min
Description: This educational session provides a comprehensive review of ankle arthrodesis, a key surgical option for managing end-stage ankle arthritis and complex post-traumatic deformities.

This educational session provides a comprehensive review of ankle arthrodesis, a key surgical option for managing end-stage ankle arthritis and complex post-traumatic deformities. The lecture highlights patient selection criteria, surgical techniques, and fixation strategies, with emphasis on both open and minimally invasive approaches. Participants will learn how to evaluate deformity correction, address bone loss, and optimize fusion outcomes. Through clinical cases and imaging examples, the session explores complication prevention, postoperative care, and expected functional results.

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SONA Global Virtual Education Conferences, created in partnership with the Harvard Global Orthopaedics Collaborative (HGOC), are the cornerstone of this educational programming—bringing together expert faculty and evidence-based insights to advance musculoskeletal care worldwide.

Speakers

HGOC / SONA Global

Learning objectives

Understand indications and contraindications for ankle arthrodesis.
Compare different surgical techniques and fixation methods.
Evaluate preoperative planning considerations, including deformity correction and bone quality.
Recognize common complications and strategies for prevention and management.
Assess expected clinical and functional outcomes after ankle fusion.