ANKLE ARTHRITIS II

Question 1

when is a total ankle arthroplasty contraindicated?

if a patient has poor bone quality, what is not going to be performed?

Answer 1

infection
AVN
insufficient
bone stock 
skin quality 
deformity
Charcot 

ankle joint replacement

Question 2

what is STAR?

Answer 2

scandinavian total ankle replacement, used in last 10 years with 90% survival

*3 part, mobile bearing un cemented

Question 3

how many 1st and 2nd generation fixed bearing total ankle arthroplasty using a modular intramedullary tibial component in the past 2 years?

Answer 3

196

Question 4

name this ankle procedure?

more definitive, less complications, but no range of motion

Answer 4

ankle fusion

Question 5

name this ankle procedure?

more complications down the road, but more range of motion, potentially better peri talar joints down the road

Answer 5

ankle arthroplasty

Question 6

difference between these total ankle arthroplasty versus ankle anthrodesis in sports?

Answer 6

no difference