What Is the Treatment "Algorithm" for an Infected Total Ankle Arthroplasty (TAA)?

Steven Raikin; Selene Parekh; Elizabeth McDonald

doi:10.1177/1071100719861090

What Is the Treatment "Algorithm" for an Infected Total Ankle Arthroplasty (TAA)?

Foot Ankle Int. 2019 Jul;40(1_suppl):43S-46S. doi: 10.1177/1071100719861090.

Authors

Steven Raikin¹, Selene Parekh², Elizabeth McDonald^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ 1 Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Sydney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
² 2 North Carolina Orthopaedic Clinic, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
³ 3 Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

PMID: 31322968
DOI: 10.1177/1071100719861090

Abstract

Recommendation: The treatment of an infected total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) is largely dictated by the acuity of the infection. The following treatment algorithm modified for TAA is recommended.¹⁹.

Level of evidence: Limited.

Delegate vote: Agree: 100%, Disagree: 0%, Abstain: 0% (Unanimous, Strongest Consensus).

MeSH terms

Algorithms*
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Ankle / adverse effects*
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Ankle / instrumentation
Humans
Joint Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / etiology
Prosthesis-Related Infections / therapy*