RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06525545
Early MOtion Total Ankle Artroplasty
Comparison of Clinical and Radiological Results of Patients Undergoing Total Ankle Arthroplasty and Treated With Early Mobilization or With Cast Immobilization
Sponsor
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Enrollment
72 participants
Start Date
Oct 31, 2023
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Evaluate the clinical and radiographic results of patients undergoing total ankle arthroplasty and treated in the post-operative period in a randomized manner with early mobilization of the ankle joint or with cast immobilization for 3 weeks
Eligibility
Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 80 Years
Inclusion Criteria4
- Adult patients (aged between 18 and 80).
- Male or female patients;
- Signature of the informed consent for participation in the study;
- Patients prepared and motivated to comply with the scheduled follow-up visits and the completion of the study questionnaires
Exclusion Criteria9
- main diagnosis other than osteoarthritis, history of ankle infection
- need to carry out surgical interventions associated with total prosthesis ankle (e.g., calcaneal osteotomy, knee lowering osteotomy).
- first metatarsal bone, supramalleolar osteotomy, etc.)
- intraoperative complications (for example a malleolar fracture) which require a different post-operative protocol
- peripheral vascular disease
- marked osteoporosis of the ankle and foot
- osteonecrosis of the talus
- neurological disorders affecting the lower limb inability to understand study information or respond to questionnaires due to cognitive or linguistic deficits
- patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding
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Interventions
PROCEDUREearly mobilizzation of the ankle
perform flexion-extension exercises of the operated ankle
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NCT06525545