Overview

Evaluate the clinical and radiographic results of patients undergoing total ankle arthroplasty and treated in the post-operative period in a randomized manner with early mobilization of the ankle joint or with cast immobilization for 3 weeks

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult patients (aged between 18 and 80).
• Male or female patients;
• Signature of the informed consent for participation in the study;
• Patients prepared and motivated to comply with the scheduled follow-up visits and the completion of the study questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria:

• main diagnosis other than osteoarthritis, history of ankle infection
• need to carry out surgical interventions associated with total prosthesis ankle (e.g., calcaneal osteotomy, knee lowering osteotomy).

first metatarsal bone, supramalleolar osteotomy, etc.)

• intraoperative complications (for example a malleolar fracture) which require a different post-operative protocol
• peripheral vascular disease
• marked osteoporosis of the ankle and foot
• osteonecrosis of the talus
• neurological disorders affecting the lower limb inability to understand study information or respond to questionnaires due to cognitive or linguistic deficits
• patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding