Early full weight-bearing and gait exercise after cemented total ankle arthroplasty with a modified anterolateral approach

According to the conventional postoperative procedure after total ankle arthroplasty (TAA), 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 feasibl...

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Veröffentlicht in:Modern rheumatology 2024-10, Vol.34 (6), p.1258-1264
Hauptverfasser: Sakata, Manabu, Hirao, Makoto, Noguchi, Takaaki, Okamura, Gensuke, Higuchi, Yusei, Tabuse, Yuki, Etani, Yuki, Ebina, Kosuke, Tsuboi, Hideki, Miyama, Akira, Takahi, Koichiro, Takami, Kenji, Tsuji, Shigeyoshi, Okada, Seiji, Hashimoto, Jun
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Zusammenfassung:According to the conventional postoperative procedure after total ankle arthroplasty (TAA), 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. This retrospective, observational study investigated 23 consecutive ankles (OA: 14 ankles, RA: 9 ankles) that had received cemented TAA with a modified antero-lateral approach. These ankles were divided into three groups 1. conventional postoperative protocol, 2. early dorsiflexion protocol, 3. early dorsiflexion+full weight-bearing protocol. Postoperative wound complications were observed and recorded. Number of days for hospitalization was also evaluated. No postoperative complications related to wound healing were observed even after early full weight-bearing and gait exercise. Days for hospitalization was significantly shortened in early full weight-bearing and gait exercise group (group 3) from 35-38 days to 24 days. Within this small number of cases, early full weight-bearing and gait exercise from 7 days after cemented TAA was feasible and safe with the modified antero-lateral approach. Combination of early dorsiflexion mobilization and weight-bearing/gait exercise contributed to shortening the hospitalization day. Innovations in postoperative procedures for rehabilitation after TAA can be expected.
ISSN:1439-7595
1439-7609
1439-7609
DOI:10.1093/mr/roae005