Total Ankle Arthroplasty: Risk Factors For Subsequent Flap Coverage

Challenges in total ankle arthroplasty.

In the past, total ankle arthroplasty was largely abandoned due to poor survivorship most often caused by loss of bone support. High complication rates were also reported. Despite this, there is renewed interest in ankle arthroplasty and encouraging results are seen in survivorship with midterm follow-up. The procedure, however, remains more challenging than total hip or total knee arthroplasty...

Salvage arthrodesis for failed total ankle arthroplasty

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) has gained popularity in recent years. If it fails, however, salvage arthrodesis must be reliable as a rescue procedure. We therefore investigated the clinical, radiographic, and subjective outcome after salvage arthrodesis in a consecutive group of patients, and concentrated on the influence of the method of fixation on union rate and on sa...

Abstract: Free Flap Reconstruction after Total Ankle Arthroplasty Complications: Case Series and Review of the Literature

Risk factors for periprosthetic joint infection in total knee arthroplasty.

PURPOSE To evaluate the incidence and risk factors of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in a high-volume hospital. METHODS Records of 1133 primary TKAs were reviewed. Correlation between surgery volume and infection rate was determined. Risk factors for PJI were identified using case-control analysis of variables. TKAs performed between ...

Risk Factors for Aseptic Loosening Following Total Hip Arthroplasty

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most successful orthopaedic procedures and has relieved pain and improved hip function in millions of patients worldwide. Despite the success of modern prosthetic designs and bearing surfaces, around 10% of THA prostheses still fail within 10 years1. Improvements in surgical technique and prosthesis design have decreased the incidence of deep sepsis, d...