Poor outcomes of fusion with Trabecular Metal implants after failed total ankle replacement: Early results in 11 patients

Discussion Our hypothesis was not confirmed. The clinical outcomes after more than 1 year of follow-up are disappointing, as was the large number of nonunion cases and the lack of tantalum integration. These technical failures can be explained by insufficient construct stability and/or insufficient implant porosity. Level of Evidence IV (retrospective cohort study).
Source: Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research