Overnight Admission After Total Ankle Replacement: Is It Safe?

To evaluate readmission, complication, and nonscheduled contact rates to the out-patient clinic within the first 3 months following total ankle replacement in patients planned for overnight admission. Data were collected retrospectively on all patients treated during the period the December 11, 2015 to the December 1, 2019 with 3 months of follow-up for all patients. In the study 116 patients were included.

[Ankle arthrosis].

Symptomatic ankle arthrosis affects 1-4% of the population, and the most common aetiology is post-traumatic. Symptoms include pain, swelling and reduced range of motion. Diagnosis is based on weight-bearing X-rays of the ankle joint, and treatment depends on the arthrosis grade and patient characteristics.

The Effect of a Single Hyaluronic Acid Injection in Ankle Arthritis: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Nonoperative measures are often used as first line treatment in ankle osteoarthritis. One of these measures consists of hyaluronic acid injections in the affected ankle joint, but efficiency of this treatment is uncertain. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect on Self-reported Foot and Ankle Score, visual analog scale score at rest, and visual analog scale score at activity 6 months after a single dose of hyaluronic acid in patients with ankle osteoarthritis.

Mid-term results after treatment of complex talus osteochondral defects with HemiCAP implantation.

Background: HemiCAP for complex osteochondral defects (OCDs) in talus has been on the market since 2008. Few follow-up studies exist. Patients with complex OCDs were followed for up to 81 months.

[Isolated lesions to the sural nerve. Causes, claims review procedure and compensation].

Introduction: The present paper describes the surgical procedure that typically causes a lesion of the sural nerve and the most common symptoms of such lesion. The medical and legal aspects in relation to the Patient Insurance Association (PIA) are discussed.

Materials And Methods: The study includes 29 cases with an isolated lesion of the sural nerve during the period 1996 to 2004.