Modified Anterolateral Approach for Total Ankle Arthroplasty

Foot Ankle Orthop. 2021 Jun 21;6(2):24730114211013342. doi: 10.1177/24730114211013342. eCollection 2021 Apr.

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery/Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization, Osaka Minami Medical Center, Osaka, Japan.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japan Community Health Care Organization (JCHO), Hoshigaoka Medical Center, Osaka, Japan.
⁵ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japan Community Health Care Organization (JCHO), Osaka Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
⁶ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Osaka-Toneyama Medical Center, Osaka, Japan.

Abstract

Level V.

Keywords: anterior approach; modified anterolateral approach; total ankle arthroplasty (TAA); wound healing.