Outcomes and Complications of Total Ankle Replacement in Patients with Post-traumatic, Primary, and Inflammatory Ankle Arthritis: A Comparative Study

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics

ChamnanniRungprai¹ 

关键词: Total ankle replacement;    Primary ankle arthritis;    Inflammatory ankle arthritis;    Post-traumatic ankle arthritis;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2473011416S00240

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Category:Ankle ArthritisIntroduction/Purpose:Total ankle replacement has been evolved and proven to be an effective treatment for varieties of ankle arthritis. Previous literatures reported higher complications in patients who underwent total ankle replacement resulted from post-traumatic and inflammatory arthritis compared to primary arthritis. However, there is a lack of comparative studies to demonstrate outcomes and complications among the three groups of patients who underwent total ankle replacement.Methods:Retrospective chart review of 247 consecutive patients with 268 ankles who were diagnosed with end-stage ankle arthritis from primary (73 patients /86 ankle), post-traumatic (149 patients/154 ankle), and inflammatory arthritis (25 patients/ 28 ankle) and underwent total ankle replacement between October 1997 and May 2015. Data was collected prospectively and minimum follow-up was 6 months to allow comparison of early complications and longer term survival in all groups (mean, 41.6 months (range, ...

【 授权许可】

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