Epidemiology of ankle arthritis: report of a consecutive series of 639 patients from a tertiary orthopaedic center

Charles L Saltzman; Michael L Salamon; G Michael Blanchard; Thomas Huff; Andrea Hayes; Joseph A Buckwalter; Annunziato Amendola

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Epidemiology of ankle arthritis: report of a consecutive series of 639 patients from a tertiary orthopaedic center

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Epidemiology of ankle arthritis: report of a consecutive series of 639 patients from a tertiary orthopaedic center

Charles L Saltzman, Michael L Salamon, G Michael Blanchard, Thomas Huff, Andrea Hayes, Joseph A Buckwalter and Annunziato Amendola

The Iowa orthopaedic journal, Vol.25, pp.44-46

2005

PMCID: PMC1888779

PMID: 16089071

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Abstract

The purpose of our study was to identify the cause of symptomatic ankle arthritis in a consecutive series of patients presenting in a tertiary care setting. Between 1991 and 2004, 639 patients with Kellgren grade 3 or 4 ankle arthritis presented to the University of Iowa Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery service. The cause of the arthritis was determined based on medical history, physical examination, and imaging studies. To get a sense of the relative prevalence of the etiologies of lower extremity arthritis in our setting, we evaluated the cause of arthritis of all new patients presenting to the University of Iowa Orthopaedic Department from 1999-2004 with arthritis of the ankle, to those with arthritis of the hip or knee during one year. Of the 639 arthritic ankles, 445 (70%) were post-traumatic, 76 (12%) were rheumatoid disease and 46 (7%) were idiopathic (primary osteoarthritis). The post-traumatic ankle arthritis patients were most commonly associated with past rotational ankle fractures. The majority of ankle arthritis is associated with previous trauma, whereas the primary cause of knee or hip arthritis is idiopathic. Unique strategies to prevent or treat post-traumatic ankle arthritis are needed.

Ankle Joint

Iowa

Osteoarthritis - epidemiology

Prevalence

Osteoarthritis, Hip - epidemiology

Ankle Injuries - complications

Humans

Osteoarthritis, Knee - epidemiology

Osteoarthritis - etiology

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Title: Subtitle: Epidemiology of ankle arthritis: report of a consecutive series of 639 patients from a tertiary orthopaedic center
Creators: Charles L Saltzman - Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, The University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, JPP-01017, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. charles-saltzman@uiowa.edu
Michael L Salamon
G Michael Blanchard
Thomas Huff
Andrea Hayes
Joseph A Buckwalter
Annunziato Amendola
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: The Iowa orthopaedic journal, Vol.25, pp.44-46
PMID: 16089071
PMCID: PMC1888779
NLM abbreviation: Iowa Orthop J
ISSN: 1541-5457
eISSN: 1555-1377
Publisher: Dept. of Orthopaedics, The University of Iowa; United States
Grant note: P50 AR48939 / NIAMS NIH HHS P50 AR048939 / NIAMS NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 2005
Academic Unit: Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Injury Prevention Research Center
Record Identifier: 9984040248202771

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