Management of early ankle osteoarthritis through anterior joint-preserving surgery: a retrospective evaluation at mid- to long-term follow-up.
Massimiliano MoscaAlessandro RussoMario FuianoSimone MassimiDanila OldaniLaura RossiAlberto GrassiStefano ZaffagniniFrancesco CeccarelliPublished in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2020)
It is possible to consider the mini-open anterior arthrolysis, thanks to the reduction of the painful symptomatology, a valid tool for procrastinating more invasive interventions such as arthrodesis or prosthetic replacement in patients with grade 1 or 2 of ankle osteoarthritis.