The Syndesmotic Insufficiency in Mobile Bearing TAR – A Challenging and Underestimated Problem

Category: Ankle Arthritis Introduction/Purpose: The consequence of a missed syndesmotic insufficiency during mobile bearing total ankle replacement (TAR) surgery is subsequent valgus deformity leading to dissociation of the distal tibiofibular joint and failure of the TAR. The purpose of this study...

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Main Authors: Joe Wagener MD, Christine Schweizer MSc, Lukas Zwicky MSc, Beat Hintermann MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-08-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011416S00308