Ankle Arthritis 715.17

 

synonyms: Ankle osteoarthritis, ankle DJD

Ankle Arthritis ICD-9

  • 715.17

Ankle Arthritis Ankle Arthritis Etiology / Epidemiology / Natural History

  • Etiology: posttraumatic, gouty arthrosis, hemochrmatosis, inflammatory arthritis (RA, psoriatic)

Ankle Arthritis Anatomy

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Ankle Arthritis Clinical Evaluation

Ankle Arthritis Xray / Diagnositc Tests

  • A/P, Lateral, and Mortise Ankle. Consider A/P, Oblique, Lateral foot xrays.  Loss of jiont space, subchondral sclerosis, subchondral cysts, osteophytes, loose body, malalignment.  Evaluate for subtalar arthritis.

Ankle Arthritis Classification / Treatment

  • Ankle Arthrodesis
    -Gold standard
    -alters gait, ipsilaterl adjacent joint arthosis (Thomas R, JBJS 2006;88A:526).
    -Arthroscopic technique (Winson IG, JBJS 2005;87Br:343).
    -Patient Guides: eOrthopod,
    Patient Guides: AAOS, eOrthopod,
  • Total Ankle Arthroplasty
    -Patient Guides: eOrthopod,
  • Osteochondral allograft transplantation: Meehan R, McFarlin S, Bugbee W, Brage M. Fresh ankle osteochondral allograft transplantation for tibiotalar joint arthritis. Foot Ankle Int. 2005 Oct;26(10):793-802
  • Ankle Arthritis Patient Guides: AAOS, eOrthopod,

Ankle Arthritis Associated Injuries / Differential Diagnosis

Ankle Arthritis Complications

Ankle Arthritis Follow-up Care

Ankle Arthritis Review References

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