The Burden of Revision Total Ankle Replacement Has Increased From 2010 to 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Total ankle replacement (TAR) surgery has increased in recent decades. The aim of this study was to investigate the evolving burden of revision surgery and risk factors and timing of revision or explant.

Methods

Using the 2010 to 2020 PearlDiver M151Ortho data set, this retrospective cohort study identified primary TAR, TAR revision, and TAR explant patients via Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and International Classification of Disease Procedural (ICD-P) codes. This database contains billing claims information across all payers and sites of care in the United States. Patient factors investigated included age, sex, and Elixhauser Comorbidity Index (ECI). Annual incidence for primary TAR was normalized per 100 000 covered lives in t

SUBMITTER: Ratnasamy PP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10521287 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature