Abstract Background:  There is little literature on patient-reported outcomes following total ankle replacement in patients with osteoarthritis, posttraumatic osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. We compared the differences in demographic data and clinical and patient-reported outcomes among patients with those types of arthritis who underwent total ankle replacement performed with use of the MOBILITY Total Ankle System.…

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Abstract Introduction Accurate restoration of mechanical alignment is an important factor in reconstructive surgery of the lower extremity. Conventional intraoperative methods, such as using an electrocautery cable, provide only a momentary evaluation of alignment. In this study, we evaluated a novel technique using a laser emitter, which projected the mechanical axis of the lower extremity,…