Therapeutic effect of total ankle replacement for osteoarthritis of ankle joint

VernacularTitle:人工全踝关节置换术治疗踝关节骨关节炎的疗效分析
Author: Wei LI ; Ying LI ; Yixin ZHOU ; Yi JIANG ; Songjie JI ; Jinlong LI ; Hongyi SHAO
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Ankle joint; Arthroplasty,replacement; Prosthesis design
From: Chinese Journal of Trauma 2011;27(11):1012-1016
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To observe the efficacy of total ankle replacement in treatment of osteoarthritis of ankle joint.Methods Between October 1999 and October 2006,42 patients with ankle osteoarthritis were admitted in Beijing Jishuitan Hospital.All the patients met surgical indications and were performed total ankle replacement with S.T.A.R.system ( Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement) (Waldemar Link,Hamburg,Germany).The pain in patients,motion and function of joint were evaluated pre- and post-operatively according to Kofoed scoring system,and the efficacy was evaluated with the Mayo'evaluation criteria of total ankle replacement.Results According to Kofoed scoring system,the postoperative situation was obviously superior to the preoperative in pain,motion and function of joint(P ＜ 0.05 ),and the excellent and good rate was 90.32％.While,the excellent and good rate was 87.5％with the Mayo' evaluation criteria of total ankle replacement.Conclusion Total ankle replacement,which can relieve pain,restore ankle function and improve ankle activity,provides another effective method for the patients who need ankle arthrodesis.