Regardless of the method ological limitations it can be concluded that both interventions show clinical improvement and in line with current literature neither procedure is superior to the other
Background While arthrodesis is the st and ard treatment of a severely arthritic ankle joint , total ankle arthroplasty has become a popular alternative .
This review provides clinical outcomes and complications of both interventions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis .
Anterior ankle arthrodesis with cross-screw fixation. A dowel graft method used in 20 cases.
We report a new method of ankle arthrodesis which combines an anterior approach with a dowel technique of bone grafting and screw fixation . In 20 ankles of 20 patients , ten with osteoarthritis , eight with rheumatoid arthritis and two others , we achieved 19 solid bony fusions  and one painless fibrous ankylosis . The average time to union was 12.5 weeks . Patient satisfaction was high and the functional results were as good as for other reported methods , with fewer complications
Regardless of the method ological limitations it can be concluded that both interventions show clinical improvement and in line with current literature neither procedure is superior to the other
Background While arthrodesis is the st and ard treatment of a severely arthritic ankle joint , total ankle arthroplasty has become a popular alternative .
This review provides clinical outcomes and complications of both interventions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis .