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Factors Influencing Outcomes of Revision Surgeries Following Failed Total Ankle Arthroplasty: A Comparative Cohort Study

  • By

  • Kathrin Pfahl

  • Julia Eder

  • Dominic Simon

  • Gautier Beckers

  • Boris Michael Holzapfel

  • Markus Walther

  • April 17, 2026

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    Total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) has a ten-year survivorship of approximately 89%, but revision rates can reach 18% within the same timeframe.

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    Revision ankle arthrodesis (RAA) shows solid union rates up to 90%, while revision total ankle arthroplasty (RTAA) has variable 5-year survival rates from 60% to 80%.

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    Patient-related factors such as elevated BMI and age significantly influence outcomes after revision surgeries following failed TAA.

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    Implant-related factors, including the presence of periarticular cysts and underlying diagnoses, also affect the prognosis of revision procedures.

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    The study aims to compare survival outcomes of RAA and RTAA and explore associated clinical and radiographic factors influencing revision failure.

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Outcomes and associated factors of revision procedures after failed total ankle arthroplasty: a comparative cohort analysis

  • by Kathrin Pfahl, Julia Eder, Dominic Simon, Gautier Beckers, Boris Michael Holzapfel, Markus Walther

  • April 17, 2026

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