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The Value of Motion: Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Are Correlated With Range of Motion in Total Ankle Replacement.

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Dekker, TJ; Hamid, KS; Federer, AE; Steele, JR; Easley, ME; Nunley, JA; Adams, SB
Published in: Foot Ankle Spec
October 2018

BACKGROUND: The proposed benefit of total ankle replacement (TAR) over ankle fusion is preserved ankle motion, thus we hypothesized that an increase in range of motion (ROM) is positively correlated with validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in individuals receiving TAR. METHODS: Patients undergoing TAR at a single academic medical center between 2007 and 2013 were evaluated in this study. In addition to a minimum of 2-year follow-up, complete preoperative and postoperative outcome measures for the Foot and Ankle Disability Index (FADI), Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) Bother and Function Indices, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) were requisite for inclusion. Standardized weightbearing maximum dorsiflexion and plantarflexion sagittal radiographs were obtained and previously described ankle and foot measurements were performed to determine ankle ROM. RESULTS: Eighty-eight patients met inclusion criteria (33 INBONE, 18 Salto-Talaris, 37 STAR). Mean time to final ROM radiographs was 43.8 months (range 24-89 months). All aforementioned PROMs improved between preoperative evaluation and most recent follow-up (  P < .01). Final ankle ROM was significantly correlated with postoperative FADI, SF-36 Mental Component Summary (MCS), SMFA Bother and Function Indices, and VAS. Additionally, dorsiflexion was positively associated with FADI, SF-36 MCS, and SMFA Function (  P < .05) but plantarflexion had no such influence on outcomes. No differences were identified with subset stratification by prosthesis type, fixed versus mobile-bearing design or etiology. CONCLUSION: In this TAR cohort with prospectively collected outcomes data, radiographic sagittal plane ankle motion was positively correlated with multiple PROMs. Disease-specific and generic health-related quality of life PROMs demonstrated improvement postoperatively in all domains when evaluating final total range of motion. Patients who undergo TAR for end-stage osteoarthritis with improvement in ROM demonstrate a direct correlation with improved patient-centric metrics and outcome scores. LEVELS OF EVIDENCE: Level III: Retrospective comparative study.

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Foot Ankle Spec

DOI

EISSN

1938-7636

Publication Date

October 2018

Volume

11

Issue

5

Start / End Page

451 / 456

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Retrospective Studies
  • Range of Motion, Articular
  • Radiography
  • Quality of Life
  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures
  • Pain Measurement
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Observer Variation
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
 

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Dekker, T. J., Hamid, K. S., Federer, A. E., Steele, J. R., Easley, M. E., Nunley, J. A., & Adams, S. B. (2018). The Value of Motion: Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Are Correlated With Range of Motion in Total Ankle Replacement. Foot Ankle Spec, 11(5), 451–456. https://doi.org/10.1177/1938640017750258
Dekker, Travis J., Kamran S. Hamid, Andrew E. Federer, John R. Steele, Mark E. Easley, James A. Nunley, and Samuel B. Adams. “The Value of Motion: Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Are Correlated With Range of Motion in Total Ankle Replacement.Foot Ankle Spec 11, no. 5 (October 2018): 451–56. https://doi.org/10.1177/1938640017750258.
Dekker TJ, Hamid KS, Federer AE, Steele JR, Easley ME, Nunley JA, et al. The Value of Motion: Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Are Correlated With Range of Motion in Total Ankle Replacement. Foot Ankle Spec. 2018 Oct;11(5):451–6.
Dekker, Travis J., et al. “The Value of Motion: Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Are Correlated With Range of Motion in Total Ankle Replacement.Foot Ankle Spec, vol. 11, no. 5, Oct. 2018, pp. 451–56. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/1938640017750258.
Dekker TJ, Hamid KS, Federer AE, Steele JR, Easley ME, Nunley JA, Adams SB. The Value of Motion: Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Are Correlated With Range of Motion in Total Ankle Replacement. Foot Ankle Spec. 2018 Oct;11(5):451–456.
Journal cover image

Published In

Foot Ankle Spec

DOI

EISSN

1938-7636

Publication Date

October 2018

Volume

11

Issue

5

Start / End Page

451 / 456

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Retrospective Studies
  • Range of Motion, Articular
  • Radiography
  • Quality of Life
  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures
  • Pain Measurement
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Observer Variation
  • Middle Aged
  • Male