Results of transfibular total ankle artrhoplasty. a serie of 50 implants.

Total ankle arthroplasty has become popular in the last few years. The lateral transfibular approach is an alternative to the traditional anterior approach.The purpose of this study was to evaluate our 50 first and consecutive clinical and radiological outcomes of transfibular total ankle replacements (TM AnkleR Zimmer Biomet, Warsaw) with a follow-up of at least 3 years.This retrospective study included 50 patients. The main indication was posttraumatic osteoarthritis (n=41). The mean age was 59 (range= 39-81).
Source: Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: Original Research Source Type: research