Nine feet in eight patients undergoing tarsometatarsal (Lisfranc) or other midfoot arthrodeses for posttraumatic or degenerative arthritis were reviewed retrospectively. All patients were treated using a medial one-third tubular plate spanning the midfoot joints to be fused. Three feet underwent fusion in situ while six feet underwent correction of residual planus, planovalgus, or cavovarus deformity at the time of fusion. All patients achieved fusion within 12 weeks. A good or excellent result was achieved in seven of nine feet. There was no radiographic or clinical evidence of pseudarthrosis or medial hardware failure in any patient. No patient to date has required hardware removal for a painful or prominent implant. The talus first metatarsal angle was improved an average of 15.5 degrees in the lateral plane and 10 degrees in the AP plane in patients undergoing deformity correction. The technique of using a medial plate for midfoot arthrodesis allows for reliable fusion in patients who require salvage for midfoot arthritis. This technique also allows for correction of deformity in patients with residual midfoot deformity.
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