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Treatment of Ankle Osteoarthritis with Total Ankle Replacement Through a Lateral Transfibular Approach
Published on: January 24, 2018
Peter Kaiser1, Thomas Vincent Häller1, Ilker Uçkay2
1Resident, Orthopedic Department, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Total transmetatarsal amputation (TMA) may require revision surgery in 40% of adult patients. Postoperative infections and delayed healing increase revision risk, while Staphylococcus aureus infection appears protective.
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