A Comparison of Cost and Complications of Total Ankle Arthroplasty and Ankle Arthrodesis for the Management of Ankle Arthritis

Category: Ankle Arthritis Introduction/Purpose: Ankle arthritis is a relatively common ailment that affects many people. The method of surgical management of this disease process is usually an ankle arthrodesis (AA) or a total ankle replacement (TAR). Traditionally, AA was viewed as the “gold standa...

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Main Authors: William Tucker MD, Bandon Barnds MD, Scott Mullen MD, Paul Schroeppel MD, Bryan Vopat MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-09-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011418S00496