Benefits of Ankle Replacement vs Ankle Fusion
Total Ankle Replacement vs. Ankle Fusion

Total Ankle Replacement
• Patients state function and feels “Normal” like the biological joint
• Functions like un-injured joint
• Full range of motion, flexibility and mobility
• Reduced or eliminated pain
• Not every patient is a candidate

Ankle Fusion
• Only option for some patients
• Reduced or eliminated pain
• Fixed and Rigid joint
• Decreased range of motion (or no motion), flexibility and mobility

People are not even aware that a Total Ankle Replacement is possible. Though it is similar to a total hip or knee replacement which is well known.

Many patients believed the only option to reduce or eliminate ankle pain was an Ankle Fusion.

Douglas Pacaccio, DPM Board Certified by The American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery in Foot Surgery and Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery.

Dr. Pacaccio is also owner of Advanced Foot and Ankle Surgeons, Inc.

www.AdvancedFAS.com
815-669-4811

Contact Advanced Foot and Ankle Surgeons, Inc. to find out of Total Ankle Replacement is right for you!

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i'm Dr. Douglas Pacaccio
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of advanced foot and ankle surgeons i'm
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board certified in foot surgery
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and also board certified in rear foot
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reconstruction and ankle surgery
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so if we compare and contrast
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the total ankle replacement to what's
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probably still more common
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the ankle fusion what are some of the
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highlights or benefits
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of the tonal ankle replacement compared
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to
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the ankle fusion
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in summary most of our total ankle joint
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replacement patients
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will report that their ankle replacement
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side functions and feels just like their
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uninjured ankle did and
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and you don't hear that from your ankle
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fusion patients unfortunately not
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everybody is a candidate for an ankle
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joint replacement so there are some
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patients that
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the best thing we can offer them for
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long-term pain relief and improved
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function in life
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is the ankle fusion however when we're
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able to perform the ankle joint
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replacement
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and and get a successful outcome those
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patients just report that they
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feel more quote normal in the way that
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they walk
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in the way that they perform activities
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of life
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the interesting thing is i also hear
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from those patients that when they talk
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to other people about having had an
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ankle joint replacement
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they're surprised how many people don't
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even know that that is a real option
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for this type of problem unlike total
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hips and total knee replacements which
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most people understand is a viable
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option for those types of
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problems many people still don't even
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know that when you have severe ankle
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pain or severe ankle arthritis
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that you can actually have a replacement
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put in there
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that would satisfy the same pain relief
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that a fusion would
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at advanced foot ankle surgeons we treat
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all common elements of the foot and
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ankle including but not limited to
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painful foot deformity including bunions
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and heel pain
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traumatic injuries such as bone
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fractures and foot and ankle sprains
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complications of diabetes like
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non-healing wounds and complex charcoal
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foot deformity
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we also specialize in peripheral nerve
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problems
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and perform ankle joint replacements for
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arthritic joints

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