
Patient-Reported Outcomes Before and After Primary and Revision Total Ankle Arthroplasty.
BACKGROUND:: Studies examining the clinical outcomes of revision total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) are sparse. Revision TAA surgery has become more common with availability of revision implants and refinement of bone-conserving primary implants. In this study, patient-reported results and clinical outcomes were analyzed for a cohort of patients who underwent both primary and revision TAA at a single high-volume institution. METHODS:: We retrospectively reviewed prospectively collected data on 29 patients with failed primary total ankle arthroplasty. Cases of isolated polyethylene exchange, infection, or extra-articular realignment procedures were excluded. Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures and clinical results were reviewed in this longitudinal study. RESULTS:: Fifteen patients (51.7%) underwent revision of just the talar and polyethylene components while 13 patients (44.8%) underwent revision of all components. The most common cause was talar subsidence (51.7%). The average time to revision was 3.9 years with a follow-up of 3.2 years after revision, and 3 (10.3%) revision arthroplasties required further surgery; 2 required conversion to arthrodesis and 1 required second revision TAA. Improvements in PROs were better after primary than revision TAA. CONCLUSIONS:: Clinical and patient-reported results of revision ankle arthroplasty after metal component failure improved significantly but never reached the improvements seen after primary ankle arthroplasty. In our series, 10.3% of revision TAAs required a second revision TAA or arthrodesis surgery. LEVELS OF EVIDENCE:: Therapeutic Level III, comparative series.
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- Treatment Failure
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- Reoperation
- Radiography
- Prosthesis Failure
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- Middle Aged
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Published In
DOI
EISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- Treatment Failure
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography
- Retrospective Studies
- Reoperation
- Radiography
- Prosthesis Failure
- Patient Reported Outcome Measures
- Orthopedics
- Middle Aged
- Male