Soft tissue inflammation of the lower limb and foot following tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis for osteoarthritis in a morbidly obese patient: A case report
Combined surgical and antibiotic treatment allowed complete healing and return to full physical activity. This case emphasizes that pantalar arthrodesis in obese patients with multimorbidity carries a significantly higher risk of surgical site infection and requires careful perioperative management.
Authors
- Krystian Werner
- Maciej Szczęśniak
- Maciej Tarski
- Tomasz Stołtny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5189-1064)
- Sonia Rokicka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1083-201X)
- Kamil Dworak
- Artur Mikuszewski
Institutions
- Jan Długosz University (PL)
- Częstochowa University of Technology (PL)
- Demetrix (Poland) (PL)
- Gdańsk Medical University (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000046903
- Primary Topic
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00