LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Results presented here showed patients who underwent total ankle replacement had improved patient-reported shoe wear scores at 5-year follow-up compared with patients who underwent ankle arthrodesis.
“We can see both ankle arthrodesis and total ankle replacement improve the ability to wear shoes comfortably in patients with end-stage ankle arthritis,” Madeleine Willegger, MD, said in her presentation at the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting. “But comparing both of those treatments at the 5-year follow-up, total ankle
