Arthritis of the Ankle Joint: Joint Preservation and Joint Sacrificing-When and How?

Abstract

Ankle arthritis is a severely disabling condition. Treatment poses many unique challenges to orthopaedic surgeons because ankle kinematics differs from that seen in the hip or knee joint and the loads transmitted through the ankle are greater during activity. Historically, motion-sacrificing procedures dominated management of ankle arthritis. It is important to review the updates on joint-preserving and joint-sacrificing strategies for the management of ankle arthritis.