ArticleThe Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume2015
Intermediate-term follow-up after ankle distraction for treatment of end-stage osteoarthritis.
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- Debridement and hinged motion distraction is superior to debridement alone in patients with ankle osteoarthritis: a prospective randomized controlled trial.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2019Trial
- Advancing Prevention and Treatment of Ankle Osteoarthritis: A Translational Clinical Roadmap from the 2026 AOFAS/Arthritis Foundation Ankle Arthritis Think Tank.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Total Ankle Replacement Outcomes in Patients With Prior Distraction Arthroplasty.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Effect of Distraction Arthroplasty in the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Ankle Arthritis.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
- [Mid- and long-term effectiveness analysis of distraction arthroplasty in treatment of moderate to severe ankle arthritis].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2022Article
- Management of Elderly Traumatic Ankle Arthritis with Ilizarov External Fixation.Orthopaedic surgery · 2022Article
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- Comparisons between ankle distraction arthroplasty and supramalleolar osteotomy for treatment of post-traumatic varus ankle osteoarthritis.BMC surgery · 2022Article
- Ankle distraction arthroplasty (ADA): A brief review and technical pearls.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2022Article
- Arthrofibrosis of the Ankle.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2020Review
- Ankle distraction arthroplasty for the treatment of severe ankle arthritis: Case report, technical note, and literature review.Medicine · 2020Article
- Eliminating senescent chondrogenic progenitor cells enhances chondrogenesis under intermittent hydrostatic pressure for the treatment of OA.Stem cell research & therapy · 2020Article
- Supramalleolar osteotomy with medial distraction arthroplasty for ankle osteoarthritis with talar tilt.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2019Article
- Management of Posttraumatic Ankle Arthritis: Literature Review.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2018Review
- Distraction arthroplasty compared to other cartilage preservation procedures in patients with post-traumatic arthritis: a systematic review.Strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction · 2018Review
- The Teramoto distal tibial oblique osteotomy (DTOO): surgical technique and applicability for ankle osteoarthritis with varus deformity.Strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction · 2018Article
- Ilizarov external fixation versus plate internal fixation in the treatment of end-stage ankle arthritis: decision analysis of clinical parameters.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Joint Distraction in Advanced Osteoarthritis of the Ankle.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2017Review
- Development of a Simplified Ankle Distractor.Proceedings of the ... Design of Medical Devices Conference. Design of Medical Devices Conference · 2017Article
- Ankle joint distraction arthroplasty for severe ankle arthritis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundTreatment of end-stage ankle osteoarthritis remains challenging, especially in young patients. Initial reports have shown early benefits of joint distraction for the treatment of ankle osteoarthritis. We report the five to ten-year results of a previously described patient cohort following ankle distraction surgery.
methodsAll thirty-six patients who had undergone ankle distraction surgery between December 2002 and October 2006 were contacted. Patients were evaluated by a clinical investigator and completed the Ankle Osteoarthritis Scale (AOS) and Short Form-36 (SF-36) surveys. Radiographs as well as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans of the ankles were obtained at the follow-up visits.
resultsTwenty-nine patients (81%) were followed for a minimum of five years (mean and standard deviation, 8.3 ± 2.2 years). Sixteen (55%) of the twenty-nine patients still had the native ankle joint whereas thirteen patients (45%) had undergone either ankle arthrodesis or total ankle arthroplasty. Positive predictors of ankle survival included a better AOS score at two years (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.048, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.0028 to 0.84, p = 0.04), older age at surgery (HR = 0.91, 95% CI = 0.83 to 0.99, p = 0.04), and fixed distraction (HR = 0.094, 95% CI = 0.017 to 0.525, p < 0.01). Radiographs and advanced imaging revealed progression of ankle osteoarthritis at the time of final follow-up.
conclusionsAnkle function following joint distraction declines over time. Patients should be well informed of the commitment that they must make during the treatment period as well as the long-term results after surgery.
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