Complications in Total Ankle Replacement

Joris P.S. Hermus*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

KEYWORDS
Total ankle replacement Complications Risk factors Patient selection
KEY POINTS
TARVA study shows no superiority between ankle arthrodesis and total ankle
replacement.
Defining complication is necessary to have accurate registration of complications.
Complications with highest reported pooled incidence were intraoperative fracture 6%
(95% CI 4%–8%) (GRADE very low) and impingement 6% (95% CI 4%–8%) (GRADE
low), respectively.
The risk of complications is much higher during the learning curve of a total ankle
replacement.
Lucency or cyst formation around the talar component was observed more frequently in
mobile-bearing total ankle replacements.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)157-163
Number of pages7
JournalFoot and Ankle Clinics
Volume29
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - Feb 2024

Keywords

  • Complications
  • Patient selection
  • Risk factors
  • Total ankle replacement

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