Peripheral Vascular Disease is Associated with Increased Risk of Acute Postoperative Infection and Failure of Total Ankle Replacements

Category: Ankle Arthritis Introduction/Purpose: Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is often cited as a contraindication for total ankle replacement (TAR); however, there are no studies looking at its impact on postoperative complications. The primary purpose of our study was to identify whether preop...

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Main Authors: Matthew S. Conti MD, Oleksandr Savenkov PhD, Scott J. Ellis MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-10-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011419S00149