Experience with the STAR ankle arthroplasty at Wrightington Hospital, UK.
The STAR prosthesis has been used at Wrightington Hospital since November 1993, and from then until June 2002, 280 replacements have been carried out. The opinions expressed in this article are based on an ongoing audit of these cases.
Wood
Peter L R
PL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust, Wigan Lancashire, UK. plrwood@yahoo.com
D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery*; D006113:United Kingdom