- Provides essential knowledge for a successful ankle replacement, including anatomical and biomechanical features
- The impressive collection of intraoperative pictures of unique quality reflects the authors' lifelong experience
- Casts new light on revision total ankle arthroplasty and salvaging a painful ankle arthrodesis with a prosthesis
This book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of ankle osteoarthritis pathologies and solutions for successful ankle replacement surgery.
The opening chapters examine the anatomical basics and biomechanical features essential for understanding each pathological condition and achieving a well-balanced and stable replaced ankle.
The authors further illustrate the diagnostic work-up, pre-operative planning, indications, and contraindications. Providing step-by-step guidance through the most updated surgical techniques, many of which they have pioneered themselves, they complement the path toward successful replacement surgery. Besides primary arthroplasty, the volume focuses particularly on revising failed total ankle arthroplasty and provides new insights into the possibilities and limitations of salvaging a painful ankle arthrodesis with an ankle prosthesis.
A wealth of intraoperative photographs of unique quality, combined with a consistent structureand a problem-oriented approach, make this book a must-read for all foot and ankle surgeons. Moreover, it is a valuable source of information for residents wishing to gain insights into end-stage osteoarthritic ankles and for researchers and physiotherapists seeking to understand the clinician’s view on their work.
Table of ContentsGeneral Considerations- Introduction
- Anatomic and Biomechanical Characteristics of the Ankle Joint
- Biomechanical Considerations for Total Ankle Arthroplasty
- Basic Considerations for Total Ankle Arthroplasty
Diagnosis, Planning, Surgical Procedure and Postoperative Care- Diagnostic Workup of the Osteoarthritic Ankle
- Indications: Contraindications for Total Ankle Replacement
- Planning of a Primary Total Ankle Arthroplasty
- Surgical Technique and Postoperative Care
- Balancing and Stabilizing the Ankle
- Algorithms for the Treatment of Complex Deformities
Outcomes, Complications and Complex Scenarios- Possibilities and Limitations of Total Ankle Arthroplasty
- Results and Efficacy of Total Ankle Arthroplasty
- Complications in Total Ankle Arthroplasty
- Addressing Complications After Total Ankle Arthroplasty
- Revision Arthroplasty for Failed Ankles
- Salvage of the Failed Ankle
- Conversion of Painful Ankle Arthrodesis to Total Ankle Arthroplasty
- Future Prospectives in Total Ankle Arthroplasty
