Effectiveness and Safety of Ankle Arthrodesis Versus Arthroplasty: A Prospective Multicenter Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Newer designs and techniques of total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) have challenged the assumption of ankle arthrodesis (AA) as the primary treatment for end-stage ankle arthritis. The objective of this study was to compare physical and mental function, ankle-specific function, pain intensity, and rates of revision surgery and minor complications between these 2 procedures and to explore heterogeneous treatment effects due to age, body mass index (BMI), patient sex, comorbidities, and employment on patients treated by 1 of these 2 methods.

Methods

This was a multisite prospective cohort study comparing outcomes of surgical treatment of ankle arthritis. Subjects who presented after nonoperative management had failed received either TAA or AA using standard-of-treatment

SUBMITTER: Norvell DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7001770 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature