What it is
After joint fusion or replacement, rehabilitation focuses on healing, gait, strength and adaptation of neighbouring segments.
Typical clinical symptoms
- Postoperative pain and swelling
- Procedure-specific movement or loading restriction
- Altered gait and calf weakness
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Scientific literature
External publications selected for this topic. Their scope may cover a specific condition, population or intervention within this topic; they do not constitute an individual treatment plan.
comparison of postoperative gait parameters after total ankle arthroplasty and ankle fusion: A systematic review.
Systematic review / meta-analysis · 2024
After Surgery
When should the medical team be contacted?
Fever or wound discharge, wound opening, new one-sided leg swelling, difficulty breathing, chest pain, a cold limb, progressive weakness, deformity or sudden loss of function require immediate contact with the medical team or emergency services.
Descriptions are for orientation. Diagnosis follows history, clinical examination and, only when indicated, imaging or laboratory tests.
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