1. Total ankle replacement and contralateral ankle arthrodesis in 16 patients from the Swedish Ankle Registry: Self-reported function and satisfaction.
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Henricson, Anders, Fredriksson, Martin, and Carlsson, Åke
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TOTAL ankle replacement , *ANKLE surgery , *PATIENT satisfaction , *ARTHRODESIS , *MEDICAL care , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *CONVALESCENCE , *OSTEOARTHRITIS , *SELF-evaluation , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *ACQUISITION of data - Abstract
Background: Both total ankle replacement (TAR) and ankle arthrodesis do show some problems in long-term studies. To choose either of these surgical options is a delicate task. There are no randomized studies reported in the literature and no previous studies in which patients constitute the own controls.Methods: Patients with a TAR and a contralateral ankle arthrodesis were identified in the Swedish Ankle Register. A self-reported foot and ankle specific questionnaire (SEFAS) was sent to these patients who also were asked to report their grade of satisfaction from 1 to 5.Results: The median SEFAS score was 32 (16-44) for the prostheses and 27 (14-47) for the arthrodeses. The median satisfaction score was 2 (1-4) for the prostheses and 2 (1-5) for the arthrodeses. There were no statistically significant difference between the prosthetic side and the fused side regarding these scores.Conclusion: Patients who had undergone ankle arthrodesis on one side and had the contralateral ankle replaced, were equally satisfied with both procedures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2016
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