Manabu Sakata, Makoto Hirao, Takaaki Noguchi, Gensuke Okamura, Yusei Higuchi, Yuki Tabuse, Yuki Etani, Kosuke Ebina, Hideki Tsuboi, Akira Miyama, Koichiro Takahi, Kenji Takami, Shigeyoshi Tsuji, Seiji Okada, Jun Hashimoto
BACKGROUND: According to the conventional postoperative procedure after total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) against end-stage osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), mobilization and weight-bearing is currently started after completion of wound healing. Recently, early mobilization for dorsiflexion after TAA with modified antero-lateral approach was reported to be feasible and safe. To investigate the further possibility of expediting rehabilitation, this study evaluated the feasibility and safety of early full weight-bearing and gait exercise after cemented TAA utilizing a modified antero-lateral approach...
January 22, 2024: Modern Rheumatology