Keeping It in the Fairway: Golf Handicap Following Total Ankle Arthroplasty

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics

Michel A.Taylor¹ 

关键词: arthritis;    total ankle arthroplasty;    golf;    h;    icap;    performance;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2473011418790094

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Background:Total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) provides a surgical alternative to tibiotalar arthrodesis when treating end-stage ankle arthritis. TAA preserves range of motion at the tibiotalar joint leading to improved postoperative function. Many patients who undergo TAA wish to maintain a high level of activity, including participation in low-impact sports such as golf. There are several studies in the total hip and total knee arthroplasty literature that have looked at the effect of total joint arthroplasty on golf handicap. We hypothesized that similar to hip and knee arthroplasty research, TAA is likely to result in a postoperative increase in golf handicap.Methods:After obtaining institutional review board approval, we retrospectively identified 60 patients (from 140 consecutive TAAs performed between August 2016 and February 2017) who had undergone TAA, played golf pre- and postoperatively, and had at least 1 year of postoperative follow-up. The average postoperative follow-up for the cohort was 28.1 m...

【 授权许可】

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