Addressing Osteolysis for Better Long-Term Outcomes of TAA
Total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) continues to gain favor as an alternative to ankle arthrodesis. However, periprosthetic osteolysis is a risk …
Total Ankle Arthroplasty: Maybe Not as Finicky as We Thought?
As the orthopaedic community continues to solve complex issues related to joint replacement, it has become apparent that deformity correction …
Smoking, Depression Adversely Affect Outcomes after TAA
After some relatively poor results in the 1980s, there was a “reboot” with total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) in the late …
Ankle Surgery: Who Should Do It?
The relationship between orthopaedic foot and ankle surgeons and podiatric surgeons has been checkered. Many have advocated that the orthopaedic …
Fewer In-Hospital Complications with TAA vs Ankle Fusion
Among the many variables discussed when patients and surgeons make a decision between ankle arthrodesis (fusion) and total ankle replacement …
JBJS Editor’s Choice: Advances in Ankle Replacement
We have entered an era where total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) is accepted as a rational approach for patients with degenerative …