A Survey for End-Stage Ankle Arthritis Treatment: Ankle Arthrodesis Versus Ankle Arthroplasty

With promising technological advances, ankle arthroplasty has become an alternative to arthrodesis, traditionally the gold standard, for treating end-stage ankle arthritis. We collected knowledge and perceptions on both procedures to determine the need for a patient decision aid for these patients by administering a cross-sectional survey to 103 orthopaedic surgeons. Respondents were predominantly male and 41 to 50 years old. Half of those who stated that they do not perform arthroplasty said this was because they do not have adequate training.

Source: Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery - February 25, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Kerry Tai, Christopher Vannabouathong, Sohail M. Mulla, Christina L. Goldstein, Christopher Smith, Brendan Sales, Darryl Yeardley, Mohit Bhandari, Bradley A. Petrisor Source Type: research