Ewha Med J.  1993 Dec;16(4):413-421. 10.12771/emj.1993.16.4.413.

Total Ankle Arthroplasty

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  • 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University Mok-Dong Hospital, Korea.

Abstract

Ankle Arthrodesis has been regarded as a good operative treatment for post traumatic and Rheumatoid arthritis of ankle, and Ankle Arthroplasty has been also developed with several types, from 1970, by Lord & Marotte. Ankle arthroplasty is more functional & less cosmetic troublesome than arthrodesis, and with more developed prosthesis design, more good result will come. The authors operated 6 cases of Total Ankle arthroplasty for post traumatic and Rheumatoid Arthritis of ankle, which were also indications of arthrodesis, and introduce the results and operative problems of ankle arthroplasty.

Keyword

Total Ankle Arthroplasty

MeSH Terms

Ankle*
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Arthrodesis
Arthroplasty*
Prosthesis Design
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