Background: The overall health and the importance of physical therapy for people following
total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) have been understudied. Our purpose was to characterize the …

Category: Ankle, Ankle Arthritis, Sports Introduction/Purpose: Total ankle replacement (TAR)
and ankle arthrodesis (AA) are two common surgical treatment modalities for end stage …

Introduction The benefit of ankle arthroplasty compared to arthrodesis continues to be
debated, but the quality of life after these two interventions has rarely been assessed. We …

Background: Functional recovery following total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) is assessed with
patient-reported metrics, but physical performance tests may allow for a more accurate …

Background: The return to sporting activities after ankle arthroplasty has rarely been
evaluated. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate function and return to sports …

Background: The rate of total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) is increasing relative to ankle
arthrodesis (AA) for patients seeking surgical treatment for end-stage ankle arthritis. Patients …

Background: Compared to more prevalent arthritic conditions, ankle arthritis is complicated
by an earlier age of onset. Recently published data demonstrates excellent survivorship and …

Background: Total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) is successful by both subjective patient-reported
outcome measures (PROMs) and objective functional improvements of gait. Each is …

Purpose In literature, there is a controversy regarding whether patients who have undergone
total ankle replacement (TAR) can participate in sports and recreational activities. The …

Background There is a lack of detailed information about habitual physical activity levels and
the sports participation of patients after total ankle arthroplasty. Hypothesis The proportion of …