Buechel-Pappas total ankle prosthesis: results in patients 5 to 7 years postimplantation

This article presents a sampling of patients who are 5 to 7 years post-Buechel-Pappas total ankle replacement. The implantations were performed during the Buechel-Pappas clinical trials in the United States that began in November 1998. The author implanted 78 patients from 12 states who were 15 to 83 years old at the time of surgery; 85% or more of these patients have minimal pain or are pain-free despite the appearance of the prosthesis on radiographs.