Publications by authors named "Stephanie H Carpentier"
Article Synopsis
- Total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) is a surgical treatment for end-stage ankle arthritis that aims to enhance gait and relieve pain, yet its impact on gait stability is not fully understood.
- A study involving 148 patients measured gait stability through the Margin of Stability (MoS) before and after TAA surgery over two years, finding significant interactions between the surgical and nonsurgical limbs regarding stability improvements.
- Results indicate that TAA can enhance gait stability by reducing compensatory movement patterns, leading to better symmetry over time, but more research is needed to assess its effects on fall risk.
Total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) improves gait symmetry in patients with unilateral end-stage ankle arthritis but has not been studied in patients undergoing bilateral TAA (B-TAA), and few studies compare TAA patients to control subjects. The purpose of this study was to compare gait symmetry in U-TAA and B-TAA patients and healthy controls. Using prospective databases, 19 unilateral and 19 bilateral ankle arthritis patients undergoing TAA were matched to 19 control subjects by age, sex, and BMI.
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