STAR™ Ankle: Long-Term Results

Abstract

The first U.S. prospective long-term survivorship data with the STAR™ Ankle prosthesis found it to be an excellent long-term option for the treatment of ankle arthritis.

Current Concepts in the Management of Ankle Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review

“…Ankle replacements have only recently been added to the UK's National Joint Registry; however, series of data from the United Kingdom (65,70) and United States (71), and joint registry data from the Finnish (72), Swedish (68), and New Zealand (73) arthroplasty registers are available. A systematic review of registry data in 2013 showed that only 6 countries routinely collected total ankle arthroplasty data for their national joint replacement registries (74).…”

Preoperative and Postoperative Range of Motion: A Retrospective Comparison of Two Total Ankle Replacement Systems

“…Most promising, in 2011, Mann et al (11) demonstrated implant survival rates of 96% at 5 years and 90% at 10 years, with significant improvements in the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society ankle-hindfoot scores and pain scores. Considering these encouraging results, Mann et al (11) described TAR as an "excellent long-term option for treatment of ankle arthritis." In 2010, a prospective multicenter trial was conducted comparing arthrodesis and arthroplasty, with a mean follow-up of 4 years (15).…”

“…To improve the survivorship of these advanced TAR systems, implants were designed to more closely mimic normal ankle anatomy and kinematics (9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14). Most promising, in 2011, Mann et al (11) demonstrated implant survival rates of 96% at 5 years and 90% at 10 years, with significant improvements in the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society ankle-hindfoot scores and pain scores.…”

Sport and activity restrictions following total ankle replacement: A survey of orthopaedic foot and ankle specialists

“…An estimated 50,000 Americans experience end-stage ankle arthritis every year [1]. Although ankle arthrodesis has historically been the ''gold standard'' treatment option for managing recalcitrant ankle arthritis, encouraging mid to longterm data following third generation TAR has made arthroplasty a viable option to arthrodesis [2][3][4][5][6][7]. The utility of ankle arthroplasty has advanced dramatically over the past 20 years, ushered in by improvements in surgical technique, implant design, material geometry, and instrumentation.…”