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Description: Ankle Joint Injury with Fusion Surgery. Shows the presence of old fixation screws in the ankle and painful post-traumatic arthritis of the ankle joint with collapse and narrowing of the joint space. Surgical steps: 1. Incision of the ankle to expose the joint space; 2. Removal of the arthritic bone surfaces and old screws; 3. Placement of bone graft and new cancellous bone screws across the ankle joint for the fusion.
Ankle Joint Injury with Fusion Surgery. Shows the presence of old fixation screws in the ankle and painful post-traumatic arthritis of the ankle joint with collapse and narrowing of the joint space. Surgical steps: 1. Incision of the ankle to expose the joint space; 2. Removal of the arthritic bone surfaces and old screws; 3. Placement of bone graft and new cancellous bone screws across the ankle joint for the fusion.
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