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Results of total ankle arthroplasty.

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Easley, ME; Adams, SB; Hembree, WC; DeOrio, JK
Published in: J Bone Joint Surg Am
August 3, 2011

Most published reports related to total ankle arthroplasty have a fair to poor-quality level of evidence. Comparative studies with a fair to good-quality level of evidence suggest that total ankle arthroplasty provides equal pain relief and possibly improved function compared with ankle arthrodesis. On the basis of the current literature, survivorship of total ankle arthroplasty implants, when measured as the retention of metal components, ranges from 70% to 98% at three to six years and from 80% to 95% at eight to twelve years. Several investigators have argued that, in the evolution of total ankle arthroplasty, some obligatory reoperation without removal of the metal implants is anticipated; examples of reoperation include relief of osseous or soft-tissue impingement, improvement of alignment or stability of the foot and ankle, bone-grafting for cystic lesions, and/or polyethylene exchange. A successful return to low-impact, recreational sporting activities is possible after total ankle arthroplasty.

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J Bone Joint Surg Am

DOI

EISSN

1535-1386

Publication Date

August 3, 2011

Volume

93

Issue

15

Start / End Page

1455 / 1468

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight-Bearing
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Recovery of Function
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Orthopedics
  • Joint Prosthesis
  • Humans
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Ankle
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Easley, M. E., Adams, S. B., Hembree, W. C., & DeOrio, J. K. (2011). Results of total ankle arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 93(15), 1455–1468. https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.J.00126
Easley, Mark E., Samuel B. Adams, W Chad Hembree, and James K. DeOrio. “Results of total ankle arthroplasty.J Bone Joint Surg Am 93, no. 15 (August 3, 2011): 1455–68. https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.J.00126.
Easley ME, Adams SB, Hembree WC, DeOrio JK. Results of total ankle arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Aug 3;93(15):1455–68.
Easley, Mark E., et al. “Results of total ankle arthroplasty.J Bone Joint Surg Am, vol. 93, no. 15, Aug. 2011, pp. 1455–68. Pubmed, doi:10.2106/JBJS.J.00126.
Easley ME, Adams SB, Hembree WC, DeOrio JK. Results of total ankle arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Aug 3;93(15):1455–1468.

Published In

J Bone Joint Surg Am

DOI

EISSN

1535-1386

Publication Date

August 3, 2011

Volume

93

Issue

15

Start / End Page

1455 / 1468

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight-Bearing
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Recovery of Function
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Orthopedics
  • Joint Prosthesis
  • Humans
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Ankle
  • 3202 Clinical sciences