The Agility Total Ankle Arthroplasty: A Mid-Term Follow-up Outcome Study

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Category:Ankle ArthritisIntroduction/Purpose:Ankle arthritis is a debilitating condition causing severe functional impairment. In contrast to degenerative arthritis of the knee and hip, ankle arthritis is typically post-traumatic and affects a younger population. While arthrodesis has been the gold standard of surgical treatment for this condition, significant improvements in total ankle arthroplasty have made it a viable alternative for select patients. As the Agility total ankle implant has the longest follow-up in the United States, the purpose of this study is to look at mid-term follow up of patients with this implant.Methods:Following IRB approval, a retrospective review of prospectively collected data was conducted on 127 consecutive Agility total ankle arthroplasties between 2001-2010 performed by one fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon. Patient charts were reviewed to collect demographics including age, gender, BMI, diabetes, inflammatory arthropathy, tobacco, FAAM, SF-12, and VAS pain scores....