Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing Digitally Customized 3D-Printed Partial Talus Replacement and Ankle Arthrodesis for Extensive Talus Necrosis: Early Clinical Outcomes
Heda Liu, Pengwei Li, Fei Huang, Lin Liu, Sheng Liu, Ming Li · 2026
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Description
Heda Liu and five co-authors compare two operations for a dying ankle bone in this two thousand twenty-six study. The talus bone can lose its blood supply and collapse, a condition called avascular necrosis. One fix fuses the ankle joint, which stops pain but ends motion. A newer fix replaces part of the talus with a printed implant shaped to the patient. The team compared both options at one hospital.
They reviewed about one hundred patients treated over three years. Roughly half got the printed implant and half got the fusion. Scores for function, pain, motion, and quality of life were tracked to the last follow-up. Complication rates were also compared. Early results help surgeons weigh motion-sparing repair against the surer, stiffer fusion.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Heda Liu, Pengwei Li, Fei Huang, Lin Liu, Sheng Liu, Ming Li |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |