In case of severe ankle arthritis, the two common surgical treatments are tibiotalar arthrodesis and total ankle arthroplasty. Few studies have compared these treatments and it remains difficult to determine which operation is the better solution for end stage ankle arthritis. The purpose of the present study is to analyze patient's outcome after each type of ankle surgery and to describe the decision making process.
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proportion of reoperations in the total ankle replacement arm and in the tibiotalar arthrodesis arm
Timeframe: after 5 years of follow-up