Arthroscopic Decompression for Medial Ankle Impingement After Total Ankle Arthroplasty

Hoi Yan Lam; Tun Hing Lui

doi:10.1016/j.eats.2021.02.001

Arthroscopic Decompression for Medial Ankle Impingement After Total Ankle Arthroplasty

Arthrosc Tech. 2021 Apr 26;10(5):e1383-e1388. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2021.02.001. eCollection 2021 May.

Authors

Hoi Yan Lam¹, Tun Hing Lui²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
² Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, Hong Kong.

Abstract

Total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) is gaining in popularity, with the main objective to restore a pain-free mobile and stable ankle and is hoped to solve the long-term problems associated with ankle arthrodesis. Residual pain is not uncommon after TAA, and most is located at the medial gutter with bony impingement as the frequent cause. In this Technical Note, the technical details of arthroscopic decompression for medial ankle impingement after total ankle arthroplasty is described. It has the advantage of earlier weightbearing, faster recovery and less risk of periprosthetic infection.