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title: Subtalar Fusion
description: "This surgical procedure is used to help relieve pain in the joint beneath the ankle joint and correct deformities in the hindfoot caused by injury, arthritis, or genetic defect. The procedure fuses the calcaneus (the heel bone) to the talus, the bone that connects the \"foot \"to the ankle."
date_modified: "2023-09-15T11:22:05-04:00"
---

 

#####  Subtalar Fusion 

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This surgical procedure is used to help relieve pain in the joint beneath the ankle joint and correct deformities in the hindfoot caused by injury, arthritis, or genetic defect. The procedure fuses the calcaneus (the heel bone) to the talus, the bone that connects the "foot "to the ankle.

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