Outcomes of Laterally Inserted Trabecular Metal Total Ankle Arthroplasty Comparing Cemented and Cementless Rail Fixation: A Prospective, Longitudinal Study
TAA using a trabecular metal ankle implant with a transfibular approach was associated with excellent survival regardless of fixation. Greater improvements in function, pain, range of motion, and quality of life 6 weeks postoperative suggest faster recovery with cementless fixation; however, this may reflect an increased number of additional procedures performed in the cemented cohort.
Authors
- Jason M. Cholewa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4692-4295)
- T. Patsalis
- Alastair S. E. Younger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6012-0782)
- Fabian Krause (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5668-0733)
- Eric Giza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1762-4736)
- Federico Giuseppe Usuelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2795-6603)
- J. Kent Ellington
Institutions
- University of Wuppertal (DE)
- American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (US)
- Zimmer Biomet (United States) (US)
- OrthoCarolina (US)
- Klinik Sonnenhof (CH)
- St. Paul's Hospital (CA)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Foot & Ankle International
- Published
- 2025-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10711007251386032
- Primary Topic
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00