The journal article reports a prospective analysis of 25 patients who underwent foot and ankle arthrodesis involving 45 total joints.
According to the study, 96 percent of patients showed radiographic fusion at 6 and 12 months after the procedure, with a 97.4 percent overall fusion rate. Pain was assessed pre and postoperatively and statistically significant improvements were recorded at 6 and 12 months after surgery, as compared to preoperative pain scores.
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