Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jul 2023
Failure rates and patient-reported outcomes of revision of total ankle arthroplasty.
Despite the increasing number of revision total ankle arthroplasty (TAA), the literature on indications, surgical options, and outcomes is limited. This study reports on failure rates and patient-reported outcomes (PROM) for a cohort of 122 patients who underwent revision of TAA. ⋯ The high failure rate of polyethylene exchange indicates that the intervention does not address the actual cause of failed TAA in many cases. Additional axis correction should be considered more frequently. If the underlying issues of prosthesis failure can be identified and sufficiently addressed, the results of revision surgery are likely to improve.