Total Ankle Replacement Outcomes in Patients With Prior Distraction Arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Distraction arthroplasty aims to treat ankle osteoarthritis while preserving the native ankle joint, often to prevent or delay ankle arthrodesis or total ankle replacement (TAR). No study to date has explored TAR outcomes in patients who have had prior distraction arthroplasty. Thus, this study described the clinical, radiographic, and patient-reported outcomes for TAR at minimum 2-year follow-up in patients who had undergone prior ankle distraction arthroplasty.

Methods

This retrospective review included 19 ankles in 17 patients who underwent TAR at a single institution subsequent to ipsilateral distraction arthroplasty. The primary aims were to evaluate complication rate and patient satisfaction following TAR. PROMIS scores were obtained preoperatively and at mi

SUBMITTER: Boden AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12399839 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature