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Epidemiology of ankle arthritis: report of a consecutive series of 639 patients from a tertiary orthopaedic center.

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Saltzman, CL; Salamon, ML; Blanchard, GM; Huff, T; Hayes, A; Buckwalter, JA; Amendola, A
Published in: Iowa Orthop J
2005

The purpose of our study was to identify the cause of symptomatic ankle arthritis in a consecutive series of patients presenting in a tertiary care setting. Between 1991 and 2004, 639 patients with Kellgren grade 3 or 4 ankle arthritis presented to the University of Iowa Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery service. The cause of the arthritis was determined based on medical history, physical examination, and imaging studies. To get a sense of the relative prevalence of the etiologies of lower extremity arthritis in our setting, we evaluated the cause of arthritis of all new patients presenting to the University of Iowa Orthopaedic Department from 1999-2004 with arthritis of the ankle, to those with arthritis of the hip or knee during one year. Of the 639 arthritic ankles, 445 (70%) were post-traumatic, 76 (12%) were rheumatoid disease and 46 (7%) were idiopathic (primary osteoarthritis). The post-traumatic ankle arthritis patients were most commonly associated with past rotational ankle fractures. The majority of ankle arthritis is associated with previous trauma, whereas the primary cause of knee or hip arthritis is idiopathic. Unique strategies to prevent or treat post-traumatic ankle arthritis are needed.

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Iowa Orthop J

ISSN

1541-5457

Publication Date

2005

Volume

25

Start / End Page

44 / 46

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Prevalence
  • Osteoarthritis, Knee
  • Osteoarthritis, Hip
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Iowa
  • Humans
  • Ankle Joint
  • Ankle Injuries
 

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Saltzman, C. L., Salamon, M. L., Blanchard, G. M., Huff, T., Hayes, A., Buckwalter, J. A., & Amendola, A. (2005). Epidemiology of ankle arthritis: report of a consecutive series of 639 patients from a tertiary orthopaedic center. Iowa Orthop J, 25, 44–46.
Saltzman, Charles L., Michael L. Salamon, G Michael Blanchard, Thomas Huff, Andrea Hayes, Joseph A. Buckwalter, and Annunziato Amendola. “Epidemiology of ankle arthritis: report of a consecutive series of 639 patients from a tertiary orthopaedic center.Iowa Orthop J 25 (2005): 44–46.
Saltzman CL, Salamon ML, Blanchard GM, Huff T, Hayes A, Buckwalter JA, et al. Epidemiology of ankle arthritis: report of a consecutive series of 639 patients from a tertiary orthopaedic center. Iowa Orthop J. 2005;25:44–6.
Saltzman, Charles L., et al. “Epidemiology of ankle arthritis: report of a consecutive series of 639 patients from a tertiary orthopaedic center.Iowa Orthop J, vol. 25, 2005, pp. 44–46.
Saltzman CL, Salamon ML, Blanchard GM, Huff T, Hayes A, Buckwalter JA, Amendola A. Epidemiology of ankle arthritis: report of a consecutive series of 639 patients from a tertiary orthopaedic center. Iowa Orthop J. 2005;25:44–46.

Published In

Iowa Orthop J

ISSN

1541-5457

Publication Date

2005

Volume

25

Start / End Page

44 / 46

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Prevalence
  • Osteoarthritis, Knee
  • Osteoarthritis, Hip
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Iowa
  • Humans
  • Ankle Joint
  • Ankle Injuries