In a chart review that spanned 2000-2017, researchers from Duke University looked at 58 patients who underwent primary total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) (average age at surgery 43.3 years) and had minimum clinical follow-up of 5 years. They found that 11 required additional surgery related to the TAA; 6 patients (10.3%) required bone grafting of peri-implant cysts; 3 patients (5.2%) required gutter debridement; and 1 patient underwent complete revision of metal components. They concluded that cases they were able to study had generally maintained improvement in functional scores and thus far had relatively low rate of secondary surgeries.
Source: Giambelluca L, Umbel B, Anastasio A, Kim B, DeOrio J, Easley M, Nunley JA. Outcomes After Total Ankle Arthroplasty in Patients Aged ≤50 Years at Midterm Follow-up. Foot Ankle Int. 2024 Jan 28:10711007231221995. doi: 10.1177/10711007231221995
