Ankle Joint

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A biomechanical analysis of two anterior ankle arthrodesis systems. 
  • A biomechanical comparative analysis of two techniques for tibiotalar arthrodesis. 
  • A biomechanical comparison of intramedullary nail and crossed lag screw fixation for tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis. 
  • A biomechanical study of human lateral ankle ligaments and autogenous reconstructive grafts. 
  • A posterior 3-portal arthroscopic approach for isolated subtalar arthrodesis. 
  • A single set of biomechanical variables cannot predict jump performance across various jumping tasks. 
  • Acute injuries of the lateral ligaments of the ankle: comparison of stress radiography and arthrography. 
  • Adjacent Joint Kinematics After Ankle Arthrodesis During Cadaveric Gait Simulation. 
  • Agility to INBONE: anterior and posterior approaches to the difficult revision total ankle replacement. 
  • Aging effects on leg joint variability during walking with balance perturbations. 
  • An analysis of changes in in vivo cartilage thickness of the healthy ankle following dynamic activity. 
  • Ankle Arthroscopy Simulation Improves Basic Skills, Anatomic Recognition, and Proficiency During Diagnostic Examination of Residents in Training. 
  • Ankle alignment on lateral radiographs. Part 1: sensitivity of measures to perturbations of ankle positioning. 
  • Ankle alignment on lateral radiographs. Part 2: reliability and validity of measures. 
  • Ankle arthrodesis after failed total ankle replacement: a systematic review of the literature. 
  • Ankle arthrodesis. 
  • Ankle arthroscopy: outcome in 79 consecutive patients. 
  • Ankle chondral injuries and repair. 
  • Ankle joint distraction arthroplasty: why and how? 
  • Ankle work and dynamic joint stiffness in high- compared to low-arched athletes during a barefoot running task. 
  • Applications of the medial femoral condyle free flap for foot and ankle reconstruction. 
  • Arch structure is associated with unique joint work, relative joint contributions and stiffness during landing. 
  • Are There Differences in Gait Mechanics in Patients With A Fixed Versus Mobile Bearing Total Ankle Arthroplasty? A Randomized Trial. 
  • Arthroscopic treatment of impingement after total ankle arthroplasty: technique tip. 
  • Association of knee and ankle osteoarthritis with physical performance. 
  • Atlas of radiographic features of osteoarthritis of the ankle and hindfoot. 
  • Autologous bone from hip or knee replacement in simultaneous foot or ankle arthrodeses. 
  • Bilateral differences in gait mechanics following total ankle replacement: a two year longitudinal study. 
  • Biomechanical characteristics of human ankle ligaments. 
  • Biomechanical comparison of prophylactic medial malleolar fixation in total ankle arthroplasty. 
  • Biomechanical comparison of stability of tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis with two different intramedullary retrograde nails. 
  • Block-Periodized Training Improves Physiological and Tactically Relevant Performance in Naval Special Warfare Operators. 
  • Body size and lower limb posture during walking in humans. 
  • Characterization and Surgical Management of Achilles Tendon Sleeve Avulsions. 
  • Charcot neuroarthropathy of the foot and ankle. 
  • Childhood cancer survivors: an at-risk cohort for ankle osteonecrosis. 
  • Commentary on "Progression of Ankle Plantarflexion Contractures and Functional Decline in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Implications for Physical Therapy Management". 
  • Comparison of First- and Second-Generation Fixed-Bearing Total Ankle Arthroplasty Using a Modular Intramedullary Tibial Component. 
  • Comparison of Posterior Approach With Intramedullary Nailing Versus Lateral Transfibular Approach With Fixed-Angle Plating for Tibiotalocalcaneal Arthrodesis. 
  • Comparison of two injection techniques using botulinum toxin in spastic hemiplegia. 
  • Composition and transport properties of human ankle and knee cartilage. 
  • Compression screw fixation of the syndesmosis. 
  • Computed Tomographic Evaluation of Joint Geometry in Patients With End-Stage Ankle Osteoarthritis. 
  • Computer-assisted tibia preparation for total ankle arthroplasty: a cadaveric study. 
  • Computerized tomography of talocalcaneal tarsal coalition: a clinical and anatomic study. 
  • Conservative Management and Biological Treatment Strategies: Proceedings of the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle. 
  • Contribution of articular surface geometry to ankle stabilization. 
  • Conversion of Tibiotalar Arthrodesis to Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 
  • Coronal plane ankle alignment, gait, and end-stage ankle osteoarthritis. 
  • Correlation of knee and hindfoot deformities in advanced knee OA: compensatory hindfoot alignment and where it occurs. 
  • Debridement, Curettage, and Bone Marrow Stimulation: Proceedings of the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle. 
  • Deltoid ligament repair versus syndesmotic fixation in bimalleolar equivalent ankle fractures. 
  • Dendritic cell immunoreceptor regulates Chikungunya virus pathogenesis in mice. 
  • Design features of current total ankle replacements: implants and instrumentation. 
  • Determining the Cost-Savings Threshold and Alignment Accuracy of Patient-Specific Instrumentation in Total Ankle Replacements. 
  • Diagnosis: History, Physical Examination, Imaging, and Arthroscopy: Proceedings of the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle. 
  • Differences in outcomes following total ankle replacement in patients with neutral alignment compared with tibiotalar joint malalignment. 
  • Dimensionality of measures for severe unilateral ankle arthritis. 
  • Early prospective clinical results of a modern fixed-bearing total ankle arthroplasty. 
  • Editorial. 
  • Effect of Age on Outcomes in Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 
  • Effect of Ankle Position and Noninvasive Distraction on Arthroscopic Accessibility of the Distal Tibial Plafond. 
  • Effect of end-stage hip, knee, and ankle osteoarthritis on walking mechanics. 
  • Effect of graft height mismatch on contact pressures with osteochondral grafting of the talus. 
  • Effect of implantation accuracy on ankle contact mechanics with a metallic focal resurfacing implant. 
  • Effect of increased weight on ankle mechanics and spatial temporal gait mechanics in healthy controls. 
  • Effect of soccer footwear on landing mechanics. 
  • Effects of ankle taping on the motion and loading pattern of the foot for walking subjects. 
  • Effects of wearing foot orthosis with medial arch support on the fifth metatarsal loading and ankle inversion angle in selected basketball tasks. 
  • Efficacy of a Cellular Allogeneic Bone Graft in Foot and Ankle Arthrodesis Procedures. 
  • Electromyographic analysis of postural adjustments in two methods of balance testing. 
  • Epidemiology of ankle arthritis: report of a consecutive series of 639 patients from a tertiary orthopaedic center. 
  • Extensor retinaculum augmentation reinforces anterior talofibular ligament repair. 
  • External ring fixation versus screw fixation for ankle arthrodesis: a biomechanical comparison. 
  • False FHL: a normal variant posing risks in posterior hindfoot endoscopy. 
  • Fixation Techniques: Proceedings of the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle. 
  • Focus on total ankle arthroplasty. 
  • Foot and ankle infections: diagnosis and management. 
  • Foot and ankle problems in rheumatoid arthritis. 
  • Foot drop stimulation versus ankle foot orthosis after stroke: 30-week outcomes. 
  • Forty-year outcome of ankle "cup" arthroplasty for post-traumatic arthritis. 
  • Gender and limb differences in temporal gait parameters and gait variability in ankle osteoarthritis. 
  • Haemophilus influenzae serotype f as a rare cause of septic arthritis. 
  • High Ankle Sprains and Syndesmotic Injuries in Athletes. 
  • High prevalence of contralateral ankle abnormalities in association with knee osteoarthritis and malalignment. 
  • Hip, Knee, and Ankle Osteoarthritis Negatively Affects Mechanical Energy Exchange. 
  • How to reduce the cost of hindfoot fusion. 
  • Impact of Diabetes on Outcome of Total Ankle Replacement. 
  • In vivo cartilage contact strains in patients with lateral ankle instability. 
  • In vivo kinematics of the tibiotalar joint after lateral ankle instability. 
  • Inflammatory cytokines and cellular metabolites as synovial fluid biomarkers of posttraumatic ankle arthritis. 
  • Influence of prior knowledge on automatic and voluntary postural adjustments in healthy and hemiplegic subjects. 
  • Injury to the lateral ligaments of the ankle. 
  • Intermediate to long-term outcomes of the STAR Total Ankle Replacement: the patient perspective. 
  • Intermediate-term follow-up after ankle distraction for treatment of end-stage osteoarthritis. 
  • Is stress radiography necessary in the diagnosis of acute or chronic ankle instability? 
  • Is there any value to arthroscopic debridement of ankle osteoarthritis and impingement? 
  • J. Leonard Goldner Award 2010. Ligament balancing for total ankle arthroplasty: an in vitro evaluation of the elongation of the hind- and midfoot ligaments. 
  • J. Leonard Goldner Award 2011: changes in pain, function, and gait mechanics two years following total ankle arthroplasty performed with two modern fixed-bearing prostheses. 
  • Landing Kinematics and Kinetics at the Knee During Different Landing Tasks. 
  • Lateral talar station: a clinically reproducible measure of sagittal talar position. 
  • Lateral talocalcaneal angle in assessment of subtalar valgus: follow-up of seventy Grice-Green arthrodeses. 
  • Long-term outcome of ankle arthrodesis. 
  • Lower Extremity Movement Differences Persist After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and When Returning to Sports. 
  • MRI appearance of surgically proven abnormal accessory anterior-inferior tibiofibular ligament (Bassett's ligament). 
  • Magnetic resonance imaging features of osteochondral lesions of the talus. 
  • Magnetic resonance imaging findings in anterolateral impingement of the ankle. 
  • Major ambulatory surgery of the orthopedic patient. 
  • Measurement characteristics of the ankle-brachial index: results from the Action for Health in Diabetes study. 
  • Midterm Outcomes of a Fixed-Bearing Total Ankle Arthroplasty With Deformity Analysis. 
  • Midterm results of osteochondral lesions of the talar shoulder treated with fresh osteochondral allograft transplantation. 
  • Military personnel with self-reported ankle injuries do not demonstrate deficits in dynamic postural stability or landing kinematics. 
  • Minimal additional weight of combat equipment alters air assault soldiers' landing biomechanics. 
  • Minimally invasive ankle reconstruction: current scope and indications. 
  • Minimally invasive distraction technique for prone posterior ankle and subtalar arthroscopy. 
  • Motion versus fixed distraction of the joint in the treatment of ankle osteoarthritis: a prospective randomized controlled trial. 
  • Noninvasive ankle distraction: relationship between force, magnitude of distraction, and nerve conduction abnormalities. 
  • Operative Wound Complications Following Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 
  • Optimizing Arthroscopy for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: The Effect of Ankle Positions and Distraction During Anterior and Posterior Arthroscopy in a Cadaveric Model. 
  • Optimizing Outpatient Total Ankle Replacement from Clinic to Pain Management. 
  • Osteochondral Allograft: Proceedings of the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle. 
  • Osteochondral Lesions of the Ankle. 
  • Osteochondral autologous transfer system. 
  • Osteochondral talar allograft for large osteochondral defects: technique tip. 
  • Outcome of posterior ankle arthroscopy for hindfoot impingement. 
  • Outcomes of Ankle Distraction for the Treatment of Ankle Arthritis. 
  • Outcomes of Tibiotalocalcaneal Arthrodesis Through a Posterior Achilles Tendon-Splitting Approach. 
  • Oxygen tensiometry as a predictor of wound healing in total ankle arthroplasty. 
  • PEMF as treatment for delayed healing of foot and ankle arthrodesis. 
  • Painful bone marrow edema syndrome of the foot and ankle. 
  • Participation in sports after arthrodesis of the foot or ankle. 
  • Patient characteristics as predictors of clinical outcome of distraction in treatment of severe ankle osteoarthritis. 
  • Periarticular osteotomies: the importance of limb alignment. 
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the foot and ankle: a review of six cases. 
  • Placement of the posteromedial portal in posterior ankle arthroscopy. 
  • Polyethylene Fracture Following STAR Ankle Arthroplasty: A Report of Three Cases. 
  • Post-treatment Follow-up, Imaging, and Outcome Scores: Proceedings of the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle. 
  • Posterior ankle arthroscopy: an anatomic study. 
  • Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis. 
  • Postoperative evaluation of the total ankle arthroplasty. 
  • Postural responses and effector factors in persons with unexplained falls: results and methodologic issues. 
  • Postural stability deficit could predict ankle sprains: a systematic review. 
  • Prediction of Dynamic Postural Stability During Single-Leg Jump Landings by Ankle and Knee Flexibility and Strength. 
  • Prospective Evaluation of Structural Allograft Transplantation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talar Shoulder. 
  • Prospective controlled trial of STAR total ankle replacement versus ankle fusion: initial results. 
  • Prospective, Multicenter Evaluation of Allogeneic Bone Matrix Containing Viable Osteogenic Cells in Foot and/or Ankle Arthrodesis. 
  • Quantification of recruitment properties of multiple contact cuff electrodes. 
  • Radiographic Outcomes of a Mobile-Bearing Total Ankle Replacement. 
  • Radiographic diagnosis of occult distal fibular avulsion fracture in children with acute lateral ankle sprain. 
  • Radiolucent Triangle as a Positioning Tool to Simplify Prone Ankle Fracture Surgery. 
  • Ratio of Range of Motion of the Ankle and Surrounding Joints After Total Ankle Replacement: A Radiographic Cohort Study. 
  • Recombinant human platelet-derived growth factor-BB and beta-tricalcium phosphate (rhPDGF-BB/β-TCP): an alternative to autogenous bone graft. 
  • Recurrent para-articular chondroma of the ankle: a case report. 
  • Rehabilitation and Return to Sports: Proceedings of the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle. 
  • Reliability and validity of instrumented soccer equipment. 
  • Reliability of physical performance tests in four different randomized clinical trials. 
  • Results of the Gravity Stress Examination in the Normal Patient Population. 
  • Retrospective review of eighteen patients who underwent transtibial amputation for intractable pain. 
  • Revision INBONE total ankle replacement. 
  • Revision and Salvage Management: Proceedings of the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle. 
  • Revision arthrodesis for tibiotalar pseudarthrosis with fibular onlay-inlay graft and internal screw fixation. 
  • Revision tibiotalar arthrodesis. 
  • Revision total ankle replacement: an early look at agility to INBONE. 
  • Role of Fresh Osteochondral Allografts for Large Talar Osteochondral Lesions. 
  • Rotationplasty after failed limb-sparing tumor surgery: a report of two cases. 
  • Rupture of the posterior tibial tendon associated with closed ankle fracture. 
  • SPECT-CT compared with conventional imaging modalities for the assessment of the varus and valgus malaligned hindfoot. 
  • Safety of Outpatient Total Ankle Arthroplasty vs Traditional Inpatient Admission or Overnight Observation. 
  • Sagittal Distal Tibial Articular Angle and the Relationship to Talar Subluxation in Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 
  • Scaffold-Based Therapies: Proceedings of the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle. 
  • Secondary Arthrodesis After Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 
  • Silfverskiold's test in total ankle replacement with gastrocnemius recession. 
  • Simultaneous Intraoperative Measurement of Cadaver Ankle and Subtalar Joint Compression During Arthrodesis With Intramedullary Nail, Screws, and Tibiotalocalcaneal Plate. 
  • So-called trigger ankle due to an aberrant flexor hallucis longus muscle in a tennis player. A case report. 
  • Stability of the input-output properties of chronically implanted multiple contact nerve cuff stimulating electrodes. 
  • Stress fracture of the tibia after arthrodesis of the ankle or the hindfoot. 
  • Subchondral Pathology: Proceedings of the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle. 
  • Subchondral bone remodeling is related to clinical improvement after joint distraction in the treatment of ankle osteoarthritis. 
  • Subtalar Fusion Rate in Patients With Previous Ipsilateral Ankle Arthrodesis. 
  • Subtalar distraction bone block arthrodesis. 
  • Surgeon training and complications in total ankle arthroplasty. 
  • Surgical Treatment of Bony and Soft-Tissue Impingement in Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 
  • Surgical treatment of the arthritic varus ankle. 
  • Systematic Quantification of Stabilizing Effects of Subtalar Joint Soft-Tissue Constraints in a Novel Cadaveric Model. 
  • Tenosynovial Osteochondromatosis of the Flexor Hallucis Longus in a Division I Tennis Player. 
  • Tensile engagement of the peri-ankle ligaments in stance phase. 
  • The MR imaging features of the posterior intermalleolar ligament in patients with posterior impingement syndrome of the ankle. 
  • The Value of Motion: Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Are Correlated With Range of Motion in Total Ankle Replacement. 
  • The adult ball-and-socket ankle joint: surgical management of late ankle and subtalar arthritis. 
  • The effect of footwear on preoperative gait mechanics in a group of total ankle replacement patients. 
  • The effect of modified Broström-Gould repair for lateral ankle instability on in vivo tibiotalar kinematics. 
  • The effect of tibiotalar alignment on coronal plane mechanics following total ankle replacement. 
  • The foot and ankle of Australopithecus sediba. 
  • The relationship of postural sway to sensorimotor function, functional performance, and disability in the elderly. 
  • Three-dimensional ankle kinematics and kinetics during running in women. 
  • Tibiotalocalcaneal Arthrodesis for Severe Talar Avascular Necrosis. 
  • Total ankle arthroplasty in the setting of valgus deformity. 
  • Total ankle arthroplasty with severe preoperative varus deformity. 
  • Total ankle arthroplasty. 
  • Total ankle arthroplasty. 
  • Total ankle replacement systems available in the United States. 
  • Total ankle replacement: why, when and how? 
  • Trabecular evidence for a human-like gait in Australopithecus africanus. 
  • Treatment of stage 4 adult acquired flatfoot. 
  • Trends in the use of total ankle replacement and ankle arthrodesis in the United States Medicare population. 
  • Triceps surae contracture: implications for foot and ankle surgery. 
  • Upper partial fibulectomy improves knee biomechanics and function and decreases knee pain of osteoarthritis: A pilot and biomechanical study. 
  • Use of Patient-Specific 3D-Printed Titanium Implants for Complex Foot and Ankle Limb Salvage, Deformity Correction, and Arthrodesis Procedures. 
  • Variable Volumes of Resected Bone Resulting From Different Total Ankle Arthroplasty Systems. 
  • Varus external rotation stress test for radiographic detection of deep deltoid ligament disruption with and without syndesmotic disruption: a cadaveric study. 
  • [Comparison of long-term results between muscle-strength balancing procedure and Mckay procedure in treating congenital clubfoot]. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Attarian, David Edward, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedics
  • Gold, Deborah T., Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology and Neuroscience
  • Hanselman, Andrew Egon, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedics
  • Stinnett, Sandra Sue, Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics