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ankle fusion - operative indications
ankle fusion - operative considerations

Ankle fusion -the approach.

Ankle fusion-The fibula removed

Ankle fusion-The distal tibial cut 2

Ankle fusion - after resection of the talar dome
Post operative protocol
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Ankle fusion-identify the fibula.

Ankle fusion-identify the fibula.
A careful but limited scissors dissection through the fat layer(2) ,in the line of the skin incision, to avoid cutaneous nerves. This is followed by sharp dissection down to identify
the fibula(1) in the same line with a knife.