Background Research on outcomes after ankle fusion focuses on basic activities of daily
living, fusion rates, and gait parameters. Little has been reported on the patient's perspective …

Background: Hindfoot and ankle fusions are mechanically limiting procedures for patients.
However, patient-reported outcomes of these procedures have not been well studied. This …

Background: Patient-reported outcomes are becoming common for measuring patient-
centric outcomes in surgery. However, there is little known about the relationship between …

Background: The aims of this study were to establish the likelihood of additional surgery
after ankle fusion, determine the interval for developing osteoarthrosis in the ipsilateral …

Background: Current operative outcome scales are based on pain and function, such as the
Ankle Osteoarthritis Scale (AOS). Outcomes based on patient expectation and satisfaction …

Purpose Ankle arthrodesis (AA) is frequently employed in the treatment of end-stage ankle
arthritis, which is common following trauma and athletic injuries. While AA remains a popular …

Background: With ankle replacements gaining credibility, there is a small subset of patients
who might benefit from a conversion of an ankle fusion to a replacement. The objective of …

Background End-stage ankle osteoarthritis typically causes severe pain and impaired
function. Surgical treatment involves total ankle replacement (TAR) or ankle fusion …

Background: The proposed benefit of total ankle replacement (TAR) over ankle fusion is
preserved ankle motion, thus we hypothesized that an increase in range of motion (ROM) is …

Category: Ankle Introduction/Purpose: With ankle replacements gaining credibility there is a
small subset of patients that might benefit from a conversion of an ankle fusion to a …