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Motion distraction leads to quicker and better long term outcomes in treating ankle OA

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August 2013

Motion distraction leads to quicker and better long term outcomes in treating ankle OA

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:446| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Motion Versus Fixed Distraction of the Joint in the Treatment of Ankle Osteoarthritis

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Jun 6;94(11):961-70

Contributing Authors:
CL Saltzman SL Hillis MP Stolley DD Anderson A Amendola

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36 patients with advanced ankle osteoarthritis who received anterior osteophyte removal were randomized to either fixed ankle distraction or ankle distraction with joint motion. The results from two year follow-up indicated that both groups displayed significant improvements in the ankle osteoarthritis scale (AOS). However, patients who received motion distraction had significantly better AOS scor...

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