“I could have a proper ankle” – a qualitative study of patients’ perceptions of total ankle replacement and ankle fusion surgery

BACKGROUND: End-stage ankle osteoarthritis typically causes severe pain and impaired function. Surgical treatment involves total ankle replacement (TAR) or ankle fusion. Definitive evidence about which procedure is optimal is lacking. No previous studies have thoroughly explored patients’ experience...

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Autores principales: Anderson, Anna M., Chapman, Lara S., Siddle, Heidi J., Watson, Sue, Klugerman, Jane, Antcliff, Deborah, Keenan, Anne-Maree, Brockett, Claire L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9743489/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36503504
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13047-022-00595-8

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