Resource Utilization After Ankle Arthritis Surgery: Comparison Between Ankle Replacement, Open and Arthroscopic Ankle Fusion. An Alternative Metric to Complications

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Category:Ankle ArthritisIntroduction/Purpose:As an alternative to ankle replacement, ankle arthrodesis remains a mainstay in the treatment of end- stage arthritis. Arthroscopic techniques for ankle arthrodesis have more recently been developed, although there has been limited research exploring the cost of arthroscopic (AAA) versus open ankle arthrodesis (OAA), and comparing ankle fusions to replacement (TAA). We hypothesize that resource use after AAA will be lower than that after OAA, and both will be lower than TAA.Methods:We performed a retrospective review of a prospectively collected database. The COFAS database was used to identify patients with 2 years of follow up who have undergone AAA, OAA or Hintegra TAA at St Paul’s Hospital between 2003-2010. Ninety patients with TAA, 52 with AAA and 56 with OAA met our inclusion criteria. The following data were documented: patient demographics (age, gender, presence of diabetes, inflammatory arthritis or any smoking history), factors related to the index ...