An Update on the Canadian Experience Treating End Stage Ankle Arthritis with Fusion or Replacement Surgery:

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics

KevinWing¹ 

关键词: ankle arthritis;    ankle replacement;    ankle arthrodesis;    patient reported outcomes;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2473011418S00130

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Category:Ankle ArthritisIntroduction/Purpose:There is much interest in the surgical treatment of end-stage ankle arthritis. Our team has previously reported comparisons between ankle fusion and replacement outcomes for 321 ankles at 5.5 years from a prospective cohort. This research extends the observational period for another six years, ending in 2013. Our primary hypothesis is that patient-reported clinical outcomes for ankle fusion and replacements would be similar at last follow up.Methods:Patients in the Canadian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (COFAS) Prospective Ankle Reconstructive Database were treated with total ankle replacement (involving Agilty, Star, Mobilty, Hintegra, or Inbone) or fusion (open or arthroscopic). Patient characteristics collected included demographics, comorbidities, smoking status and body mass index. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) completed by patients were the Ankle Osteoarthritis Scale (AOS) and Short Form-36 (SF-36). Pre-operative and most recent patient data, with...

【 授权许可】

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