What makes periprosthetic ankle infections different than the knee or are they? Size of joint? Vascularity in the ankle joint? Talus perfusion being much less than the femur or tibia? Really looking forward to your opinions and experiences.
Apart from above factors, the indication for the operation is another reason for the infection. Ankle replacement done in cases like severe arthropathy due to neuropathic ( including diabetic), or severe post traumatic is bound to have suboptimal outcome or in severe cases complications requiring revision or arthodesis later owing to the primary systemic condition making it susceptible.
1. The limited volume of total ankle arthroplasty in comparison to knee and hip arthroplasty.
2.Currently, there is a lack of well-defined, uniform definition of prosthetic joint infection in total ankle arthroplasty, literature describing the diagnosis and treatment of prosthetic joint infection in total ankle arthroplasty is entirely reliant on the literature surrounding knee and hip arthroplasty. Large multicenter clinical trials are required.
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