Outcome of ankle arthrodesis and ankle prosthesis: a review of the current status
Author(s) -
Nicola Maffulli,
Umile Giuseppe Longo,
Joel Locher,
Giovanni Romeo,
Giuseppe Salvatore,
Vincenzo Denaro
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
british medical bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.08
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1471-8391
pISSN - 0007-1420
DOI - 10.1093/bmb/ldx042
Subject(s) - medicine , ankle replacement , ankle , arthrodesis , odds ratio , cochrane library , osteoarthritis , arthroplasty , confidence interval , prosthesis , ankle arthrodesis , meta analysis , surgery , medline , physical therapy , alternative medicine , pathology , political science , law
In advanced stages of ankle osteoarthritis (OA), ankle arthrodesis (AA) or total ankle arthroplasty (TAR) may be necessary. Our purpose is to compare AA and total ankle replacement for the surgical management of end stage ankle OA.
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