Total Ankle Arthroplasty: A Brief Review

Ankle fusion has long been the standard of treatment for end-stage ankle arthritis, and a successful arthroplasty has been a long sought alternative. It is a motion sparing procedure and may greatly reduce the potential for adjacent level degeneration as seen with arthrodesis. The typical candidate...

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Main Authors: Roger A. Mann, Matthew J. Harrison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491711000819