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Feasibility and reliability of DEXA analysis after total ankle arthroplasty: A cadaver study
Elina Venjakob1, Daiwei Yao1, Sarah Ettinger1
1Department for Orthopedic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Anna-von-Borries-Str. 1-7, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Background:
Although the outcomes of total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) have improved, unsolved problems such as stress shielding remain. Although dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) is the "gold standard" for evaluation of these issues, it is rarely used in patients after TAA. This study aimed to establish a scan technique and to assess the mechanical changes in bone density caused by bone stock preparation.
Methods:
Eight fresh-frozen cadaver legs were investigated by DEXA before TAA, with implant in situ, and after implant removal. Scan surface, bone mineral content, and bone mineral density were analysed to assess mechanical bone mass changes.
Results:
We examined data for density changes by bone compression after TAA, and found "good" results for internal reliability but only "acceptable" results for external reliability.
Conclusions:
The results were reliable and reproducible. Using the present data, mechanical and biological processes can be considered together to understand the postoperative phases of bone remodelling after TAA.
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