Joint Line Considerations in Total Ankle Arthroplasty (TAA)
by Vince Vacketta, DP M Joint line height has been established as an influential parameter in TAA, with previous research showing that an...
Jan 91 min read
Sports Activity Following Total Ankle Arthroplasty (TAA): This Again?
by Vince Vacketta, DPM The extent of activity limitations after a TAA is not fully understood. We are aware of activities to avoid, such...
Dec 26, 20241 min read
No Metal? No Problem – an All-Plastic Total Ankle Arthroplasty (TAA)
by Vince Vacketta, DPM As frequently highlighted in FIX, innovation within the foot and ankle orthopedic space continues to flourish both...
Dec 12, 20241 min read
Outcomes in Total Ankle Arthroplasty (TAA) Revision: Can We Correct Our Failures?
by Vince Vacketta, DPM A recent retrospective study  by Wu et al. aims to shed light on outcomes of revision TAA. Between 2008 and 2022,...
Oct 3, 20241 min read
Total Ankle Arthroplasty (TAA) versus Ankle Arthrodesis (AA): Insights From Germany
by Vince Vacketta, DPM Another retrospective comparative study has been published, this time using a German insurance database to...
Jul 11, 20241 min read
Pain After Ankle Arthroplasty (AA): Is Conversion to Total Ankle Arthrodesis (TAA) Truly Viable?
Debilitating ankle osteoarthritis (OA) affects a broad demographic of patients. Considerations for procedure selection between AA and TAA...
Jul 2, 20241 min read
Joint Line Considerations in TAA
by Vince Vacketta, DPM The importance of restoring the native joint line has been well studied in TKA. As surgeons continue to work to...
Nov 2, 20231 min read
Preoperative Patient Related Factors and TAR Outcomes
Some patients report poor health-related quality of life after undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA). Gustafsson et al. conducted a...
May 18, 20231 min read
Crouching (or Limping) Tiger
The world watched Tiger Woods limp off the golf course after setting his 36th record at Augusta National. This time the record was making...
May 4, 20231 min read
