Six year results of the Rebalance mobile bearing total ankle replacement.

Background: We report the outcomes of a prospective consecutive series of 267 total ankle replacements (TARs) using a new mobile bearing Rebalance® prosthesis.

Methods: Between April 2011 and December 2018, 267 consecutive Rebalance® prostheses were implanted in 255 patients at 3 different centers. Estimated survival curves with 95% confidence intervals were produced with the Kaplan-Meier method.

Use of a trabecular metal implant in ankle arthrodesis after failed total ankle replacement.

Background And Purpose: Arthrodesis after failed total ankle replacement is complicated and delayed union, nonunion, and shortening of the leg often occur-especially with large bone defects. We investigated the use of a trabecular metal implant and a retrograde intramedullary nail to obtain fusion.

Patients And Methods: 13 patients with a migrated or loose total ankle implant underwent arthrodesis with the use of a retrograde intramedullary nail through a trabecular metal Tibial Cone.

The AES total ankle replacement: A mid-term analysis of 93 cases.

Background: There are few studies concerning specific total ankle arthroplasties. This study reports mid-term survival data for the AES prosthesis.

Methods: Ninety-three AES ankle arthroplasties were performed by the senior authors.

Ankle arthrodesis by compression screws in rheumatoid arthritis: primary nonunion in 9/35 patients.

Introduction: Today, percutaneous or open arthrodesis of the ankle, using one or several screws for fixation, is a common method for treatment of the rheumatic ankle. However, there is very little information in the literature on the reliability of the method.

Methods: We performed a retrospective radiographic and clinical study on 35 ankles of 35 patients.

Tibio-talocalcaneal arthrodesis as a primary procedure using a retrograde intramedullary nail: a retrospective study of 26 patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Background: Arthrodesis of the ankle joint using screws or external fixation is often a demanding procedure, notably in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. We investigated whether tibio-talocalcaneal arthrodesis with the use of an intramedullary nail is a safe and simple procedure.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 25 ankles (25 patients) at median 3 (1-7) years after tibio-talocalcaneal arthrodesis because of rheumatoid arthritis.

Selective diagnostic nerve root block for the evaluation of radicular pain in the multilevel degenerated cervical spine.

In patients with radiculopathy due to degenerative disease in the cervical spine, surgical outcome is still presenting with moderate results. The preoperative investigations consist of clinical investigation, careful history and most often magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the cervical spine. When MRI shows multilevel degeneration, different strategies are used for indicating which nerve root/roots are affected.