Avoiding Wound Complications in Total Ankle Arthroplasty: Surgical Technique and Tips.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This technique guide is intended to help surgeons to avoid pitfalls and optimize the surgical technique for implantation of a total ankle prosthesis.

Step 1 preoperative planning

Obtain radiographs and other relevant images and perform accurate templating.

Step 2 patient positioning

Position the patient with the foot and patella facing directly forward, and mark the anterior tibial crest.

Step 3 surgical approach

Incise the ankle, taking care to avoid injury to the superficial peroneal nerve and to protect the deep neurovascular bundle.

Step 4 bone cuts and component implantation

Make the bone cuts in the distal part of the tibia and the talar dome, taking care to avoid excessive bone resection from the distal part of the tibia, fracture of

SUBMITTER: Raikin SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7821969 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature