title: Total ankle replacement in rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: We reviewed 21 patients with rheumatoid arthritis who had a total ankle replacement between 1984 and 2000. The average follow-up was 72 (15-169) months. Clinical results were evaluated using the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) score. At the latest review, three ankles had been revised. Two ankles were excellent, seven good, three fair, and 12 poor. Eleven patients with 13 ankles had residual pain, with radiographs showing a high incidence of radiolucent lines. Migration of the tibial component was seen in 13 ankles and collapse of talus in nine. Although clinical results were poor, patient satisfaction was not.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamada-oka, 565-0871 Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Tetsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Kazuomi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugamoto
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ochi
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome