title: Agility to INBONE: anterior and posterior approaches to the difficult revision total ankle replacement.
abstract: Total ankle replacement is now acknowledged as a viable alternative to ankle arthrodesis for end-stage ankle arthritis. The authors present a series of 14 patients who were converted from the Agility total ankle replacement to an INBONE total ankle replacement. This report is unique in that anterior and posterior approaches are discussed and detailed. Although the authors present successful conversion of the Agility total ankle replacement to an INBONE total ankle replacement, the difficulty of this procedure is demonstrated by the high complication rate and 2 early failures.
authors.affiliation: Excel Orthopedics, 705 South University Avenue, Suite 150, Beaver Dam, WI 53916, USA.
authors.forename: J George
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: DeVries
authors.forename: Ryan T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Gregory C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Berlet
authors.forename: Christopher F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Hyer
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: James K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: DeOrio
mesh_terms: D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D058737:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Ankle / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D016879:Salvage Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D011095:Polyethylenes; C111601:ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene