We devised a method for tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis to treat
deformities or degenerative arthritis, or both, that involve the tibiotalar
and talocalcaneal joints. Satisfactory results were obtained in
approximately 75 per cent of twenty-one patients; osseous union was
radiographically evident in all but three patients. Secondary degenerative
changes in the adjacent joints were not evident radiographically during a
period of follow-up that ranged from 2.5 to seven years.