title: Salto Talaris fixed-bearing total ankle replacement system.
abstract: The Salto Talaris total ankle replacement is an anatomically designed fixed bearing prosthesis available in the United States based on the successful design of the mobile-bearing Salto prosthesis available outside the United States. The original mobile-bearing design was modified and the mobile-bearing was transferred to the precision instrumentation at the trial phase evaluation. Instrumentation and technique allow the surgeon to determine the functional joint axis before final implantation. The Salto Talaris total ankle replacement design blends minimal bone resection and optimizes surface area, cortical contact, and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene conformity. The authors present an overview of the Salto Talaris total ankle replacement surgical technique and pearls for successful application.
authors.affiliation: Silicon Valley Foot and Ankle Fellowship, Department of Podiatric Surgery, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Mountain View, CA, USA. Rushs1@PAMF.org
authors.forename: Shannon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rush
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Todd
mesh_terms: D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D058737:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Ankle / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D017844:Lateral Ligament, Ankle / Q000601:surgery; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration; D014963:X-Ray Intensifying Screens
chemical_list: D011095:Polyethylenes; C111601:ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene