Foot & ankle international
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Twenty-nine feet in 28 patients who underwent subtalar distraction bone block fusion for the treatment of subtalar deformities associated with symptomatic arthrosis were evaluated. All patients were assessed with the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Ankle-Hindfoot Scale score. Eighteen men and 10 women with a mean age of 44 years were evaluated. ⋯ All patients but one (96%) were satisfied. Complications included four nonunions, two varus malunions, one metatarsal stress fracture, and one medial plantar nerve paresthesia. Each nonunion occurred in patients who smoked.