Musculoskeletal Key

CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: If not recognized and treated appropriately, intraoperative periprosthetic fractures around total ankle arthroplasties can lead to disastrous consequences. The surgeon should not leave the operating room…

CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) has become a viable treatment for end-stage ankle arthrosis. However, complication and failure rates are still higher than those for hip or…

CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: This chapter will address the complicated problem of revising an ankle arthroplasty that has become a valgus deformity following implantation. The implications of a sustained valgus…

CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: This chapter will address the complicated problem of revising an ankle arthroplasty that has become a varus deformity following implantation. The implications of a sustained varus…

CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Ankle arthritis often occurs with varus or valgus deformity in the foot. Many of these patients will have degeneration of both ankle and hindfoot joints. Total…

CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: This chapter describes management of the compromised or frankly failed total ankle replacement. Even though this chapter deals mainly with the Agility Total Ankle, the solutions…

CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: This chapter deals with the very complicated issue of dealing with varus or valgus deformities in the ankle in conjunction with an ankle replacement. A classification…

CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: This chapter focuses on the issues surrounding and implications of primary total ankle replacements. It will also give the reader background information about the history and…

CHAPTER PREVIEW CHAPTER SYNOPSIS: Tibiotalar arthritis in the young patient that warrants fusion is typically due to either posttraumatic or inflammatory ankle pathology. The decision for tibiotalar fusion is based…