ఫుట్ & చీలమండపై క్లినికల్ రీసెర్చ్

నైరూప్య

Evaluation of Clinical Effect of Arthrodesis and Total Arthroplasty for End-stage Ankle Arthritis

Zhao Dewei

Objective: Arthrodesis as well as total ankle arthroplasty has been recently reported as an effective therapy for end-stage ankle arthritis. In this paper, we expand both surgical technique and retrospectively review our experience with evaluation of clinical effect of arthrodesis and total replacement for end-stage ankle arthritis.

Methods: 14 patients after arthrodesis (A group) and 16 patients after total ankle arthroplasty (B group) for endstage osteoarthritis of the ankle joint were followed clinically and radiologically 5 years (range: 2.1-8.6) after surgery. To evaluate the outcome, a clinical scoring system (AOFAS, Kellgren and Lawrence) and by gait analysis (Vicon 612 System) were used.