Ankle Joint Replacement for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Abstract

Post-operative results were studied in 10 joints with RA which had received ankle joint replacement at least five years previously. Clinical results, including pain-relief effect, range of motion and walking ability, were satisfactory, but loosening of the tibial component was discovered in 6 of the joints by X-ray examination. We are now studying how to deal with this complication.