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A straight burr is used to denude the remaining cartilage and prepare the talonavicular joint for arthrodesis. With involvement of the peri-navicular joints, a talonavicular arthrodesis is ...
The surgery might include a combination of: Talonavicular cuneiform arthrodesis ... other types of surgeries for this condition, such as joint fusion, but they are less common.
Isolated brevis to longus tendon transfer increased plantar flexion and decreased abduction and eversion in the talonavicular joint. The procedure also decreased eversion at the subtalar joint.
Results Cartilage loss in the talonavicular joint (17.3%); osteochondral lesions (6.1%) and bone oedema in the talocrural joint (25.%) and early signs of osteoarthritis (48%) were found on MRI.