When including non-completers, the number of patients at risk increased from 741 to 1,176 in the ankle arthrodesis group and from 172 to 225 in the total ankle replacement group compared with the complete case set. Of the 435 (37%) non-completers, 186 patients (43%) died within 10 ye...
Background: Total ankle replacement (TAR) surgery has increased in recent decades. The aim of this study was to investigate the evolving burden of revision surgery and risk factors and timing of revision or explant. Methods: Using the 2010 to 2020 PearlDiver M151Ortho d...
Inclusion criteria were as follows: patients with (1) unilateral degenerative osteoarthritis of the knee consistent with the diagnostic criteria for knee osteoarthritis (ICD-10 M17.901); (2) normal muscle strength and limb sensation; and (3) normal hemoglobin (Hb) levels (120 g/L ≤ Hb...
previous publications including hormone replacement therapy, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren’s syndrome, lupus, varicose veins, irritable bowel syndrome, history of stroke, myeloproliferative disease, and sleep apnea, were queried utilizing International Classification of Disease (ICD)-9 and ICD-10 codes37....
Table 1. ICD codes used. ProcedureICD-9ICD-10 Total ankle replacement (total ankle arthroplasty; TAA) 81.56 0SRF0JZ 0SRF0KZ 0SRF07Z 0SRG0JZ 0SRG0KZ 0SRG07Z Ankle fusion (ankle arthrodesis; AA) 81.11 0SGF0JZ 0SGF3KZ 0SGF44Z 0SGG05Z 0SGG37Z 0SGF3JZ Empty Cell 0SGF0KZ 0SGF...
Category: Ankle; Other Introduction/Purpose: Joint replacement procedures have traditionally been performed in an inpatient setting to minimize complication rates. While the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have made provisions for outpatient total hip and knee ...
TOTAL ankle replacementCOMPLICATIONS of prosthesisDISEASE risk factorsCategory: Ankle Arthritis; Ankle Introduction/Purpose: The utility of total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) for management of end-stage ankle arthritis continues to increase. Postoperative infection after TAA is a devastatin...