ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2023
Arthroscopic vs. Open-Ankle Arthrodesis on Fusion Rate in Ankle Osteoarthritis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Uncertainty and risk of misleading conclusions: an umbrella review of the quality of the evidence for ankle arthroscopy.Acta orthopaedica · 2025Pooled it
- Postoperative Gait Characteristics After Arthroscopic Ankle Arthrodesis Using a Deep Learning-Based Markerless Motion Capture System: A Pilot Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Minimally invasive versus open talonavicular arthrodesis: comparable functional outcomes in a retrospective comparative cohort.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Article
- Arthroscopic Ankle Arthrodesis vs Open Ankle Arthrodesis: A Propensity-Matched, Retrospective Database Analysis of Medical Complications and 2-Year Nonunion Rates.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Arthroscopic Ankle Fusion in the Post-Polio Paralytic Foot.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Comparative cross-sectional study of optimal screw positioning in the talus during arthroscopic ankle arthrodesis: a computed tomography-based analysis of talar bone density.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Compensatory Movements of the Midfoot Joints Influence Gait Pattern After Arthroscopic Ankle Arthrodesis.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2025Article
- [Treatment of ankle osteoarthritis : Analysis of a German nationwide survey].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Tibio-tarsal arthrodesis in Italy: Results from an epidemiological 16-year nationwide study.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- A perspective on arthroscopic treatment for anterior ankle impingement syndrome: clinical research insights.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Review
- [Ankle arthritis: joint-preserving surgery and total ankle arthroplasty].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2023Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Although open surgery is the conventional option for ankle arthritis, there are some reports in the literature regarding the use of the arthroscopy procedure with outstanding results. The primary purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to analyze the effect of the surgery technique (open-ankle arthrodesis vs. arthroscopy) in patients with ankle osteoarthritis. Three electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus) were searched until 10 April 2023. The Cochrane Collaboration's risk-of-bias tool was used to assess the risk of bias and grading of the recommendations assessment, development, and evaluation system for each outcome. The between-study variance was estimated using a random-effects model. A total of 13 studies (including
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