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Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Fractures in the Older Patient pp 199–215Cite as

Total Ankle Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Post-traumatic Arthritis

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The use of total ankle replacement is a demanding procedure. Patient selection is important, and preoperative discussions should include a discussion of non-operative approaches and the use of other joint-sparing surgical approaches. Regardless of whether a two-component or three-component third-generation system is used equally, good outcomes can be expected. When the decision is made to use a TAR in patients with post-traumatic arthritis, patient positioning, surgical incision and dissection, tibial and talar preparation, positioning of the components, closure, and postoperative care are important points to consider in order to obtain good outcomes. With the use of good surgical techniques, current literature demonstrates good survivorship of TARs at 5 and 10 years.

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Herscovici, D., Scaduto, J.M. (2018). Total Ankle Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Post-traumatic Arthritis. In: Borrelli Jr., J., Anglen, J. (eds) Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Fractures in the Older Patient. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94202-5_12

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