Abstract
The success of ankle joint replacement has primarily been reviewed with respect to
patient morbidity and survivorship rather than patient satisfaction. A retrospective
review was performed of 95 patients who had undergone a total ankle replacement and
who had completed both postoperative range of motion fluoroscopy and a subjective
patient score sheet. Collected data included age, body mass index, length of follow-up,
presence of complications, performance of adjunctive procedures, range of motion,
and the etiology of the end-stage arthritis. These variables were then compared with
patient satisfaction to see if there were any predictive conditions of successful
outcomes. Patients older than 60 years and those with a body mass index (BMI) less
than 30 demonstrated a significant positive association with subjective satisfaction
scores (P = .0023 and .0008, respectively). The amount of postoperative range of motion did
not appear to correlate with patient satisfaction. Furthermore, there were no significant
associations of patient satisfaction with a patient age younger than 60 years, a BMI
greater than 30, additional procedures, perioperative complications, the length of
time after surgery, and the presenting etiology.
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