SynthesisOrthopaedic surgery2020
Comparison of the Efficiency and Safety of Total Ankle Replacement and Ankle Arthrodesis in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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- Risk factors for high-grade pivot shift in patients with anterior cruciate ligament tears combined with lateral meniscus posterior root tears: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Different supplements improve insulin resistance, hormonal functions, and oxidative stress on overweight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
- Total ankle replacement versus ankle arthrodesis for patients aged 50-85 years with end-stage ankle osteoarthritis: the TARVA RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2023Pooled it
- Age, male sex, higher posterior tibial slope, deep sulcus sign, bone bruises on the lateral femoral condyle, and concomitant medial meniscal tears are risk factors for lateral meniscal posterior root tears: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Pooled it
- Serum albumin to globulin ratio prior to treatment as a potential non-invasive prognostic indicator for urological cancers.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Dynamic subtalar joint space measurement analysis following tibiotalar arthrodesis and total ankle replacement.Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) · 2025Article
- Cost-Utility Analysis of Total Ankle Replacement Compared with Ankle Arthrodesis for Patients Aged 50-85 Years with End-Stage Ankle Osteoarthritis: The TARVA Study.PharmacoEconomics - open · 2024Article
- Total ankle arthroplasty versus ankle fusion.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2024Article
- Comparison of the Usefulness of Computer-Assisted Three-Dimensional Analysis and Weight-Bearing Radiographs in Ankle Osteoarthritis.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2024Article
- Outcomes of total ankle replacement - Current evidence.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2024Article
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- A Novel Method for Preoperative Positioning of Total Ankle Replacement Using 3D Digital Model.Orthopaedic surgery · 2022Article
- Trends in the Utilization of Ankle Replacements: Data From Worldwide National Joint Registries.Foot & ankle international · 2021Article
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
While osteoarthritis is a common degenerative disease, ankle osteoarthritis is a subdivision that has received little attention. Two effective ways to treat osteoarthritis of the ankle are total ankle replacement (TAR) and ankle arthrodesis (AAD). Whether TAR or AAD is more beneficial for treatment is controversial. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to compare the efficiency (clinical outcome and patient satisfaction) and safety (complications and survival) of these two procedures. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement was performed as a guideline for this study. Three electronic databases, PubMed, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library, were searched up to May 2019, with no language restrictions. Prospective or retrospective comparative studies were identified. The outcomes included clinical outcome, patient satisfaction, complications, and survival. Review Manager (Revman) 5.3 software was used to conduct the data analysis. We only selected literature from the past 5 years (no earlier than 2015). Seven comparative studies were included. There were six cohort studies and one cross-sectional study. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) was used to assess the quality of cohort studies, and The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) checklist was chosen to assess the quality of cross-sectional studies. No significant difference was observed for efficiency and safety. Clinical outcome was included in five studies with four different scoring systems. Two of them used the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) questionnaire scores to assess the two procedures (mean difference, -4.26; 95% confidence interval [CI], -11.37-2.85; P = 0.24; I
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