Total Ankle Replacement Specialist
Total Ankle Replacement Specialist
Total ankle replacement, often known as total arthroplasty (TAA), is a foot and ankle surgical treatment used to treat severe ankle arthritis. It is indicated as a final resort if less invasive alternatives are unsuccessful in relieving your chronic discomfort.
Dr. Ryan M. Sherick is a Fellowship-Trained Foot & Ankle Surgeon with extensive experience and advanced training in primary and revision total ankle replacement surgery. Dr. Sherick proudly provides total ankle replacement surgery to the following areas in California: Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, Malibu, Calabasas, West Hills, Chatsworth, and the entire Conejo Valley, San Fernando Valley, Santa Rosa Valley, and greater Los Angeles area.
What is a total ankle replacement for ankle arthritis?
A severe injury, which can break the bone and disrupt the blood supply, is the most prevalent cause of vascular necrosis of bones. Excessive alcohol intake, sickle cell anemia, radiation treatments, or taking corticosteroids (prednisone) for chronic conditions can all cause AVN.
TAA vs an ankle fusion may help reduce ankle discomfort and inflammation while keeping ankle range of motion with proper care. Dr. Ryan M. Sherick is Fellowship-trained, Board-Certified, and has vast surgical experience, and advanced training for primary and complex revisional total ankle replacement surgeries.
need a Top total ankle replacement Surgeon for ankle arthritis?
Dr. Ryan M. Sherick has lectured numerous times nationally to teach other surgeons on handling complex total ankle replacement surgeries and also has published multiple ground-breaking total ankle replacement articles in prominent orthopedic surgery scientific journals. Call today (805) 904- 4760 for your total ankle consultation available at the Apex Foot & Ankle Institute in Thousand Oaks, California.
How does a total ankle replacement work?
Dr. Sherick, who has conducted considerable research and was able to have advanced total ankle replacement training from many of the world leaders in total ankle replacement surgery in both fellowship and residency. During this operation to treat your ankle arthritis, the surgeon will remove your injured ankle joint cartilage and replace it with an implant that will provide you with the range of motion you require to get around. In the past, surgeons would perform an ankle fusion for ankle arthritis which left patients with less range of motion. Unless there is a specific reason that Dr. Sherick decides that a total ankle replacement surgery is not best for you, then he will often offer patients an ankle fusion as an alternative.
Your new artificial joint will alleviate ankle discomfort and inflammation while maintaining full range of motion, exactly like your original ankle joint did prior to being damaged by arthritis.
When your whole ankle replacement is implanted successfully, you should regain your normal gait and ability to walk within a year.
Why would I need a total ankle replacement?
TAA is recommended as a last resort if your ankle arthritis continues to worsen, despite undergoing less invasive treatments like:
If you think you may be a good candidate for total ankle replacement surgery, talk to Dr. Sherick today.
What are my total ankle replacement options?
There are numerous total ankle replacement brands that may be perfect for you, including the Stryker Medical Group’s INFINITY-ADAPTIS Total Ankle System and Dr. Sherick utilizes PROPHECY surgical navigation planning to ensure the best total ankle results possible for each of his patient’s as this makes his surgical repair “customized” to the patient’s specific anatomy and specific deformity.
total ankle Pre-Operative Navigation Planning system used by Dr. Ryan M. Sherick
The gives Dr. Ryan M. Sherick a patient-specific customized plan for the operation before it starts to customize the surgery for the patient. This is done with a CT scan, and advanced computer software utilizing the patient’s specific bone anatomy and deformity to ensure each patient has the most optimal result.
In the surgical treatment of severe ankle arthritis, ankle joint replacement, or arthroplasty, is emerging as a viable alternative to fusion. Restoring normal ankle joint function with a replacement procedure can result in decreased discomfort and a more normal gait cycle. This enables people to recuperate more quickly and return to the golf field. Unlike the knee and hip, which are predisposed to develop primary osteoarthritis, the ankle typically develops arthritis as a result of a traumatic event such as a fracture or prolonged instability caused by a severe ankle sprain.
Key osteoarthritis, post-traumatic arthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis are the primary indications for a total ankle replacement in patients who have failed conservative treatment.
The results of ankle replacement surgery are excellent, and the functional outcome is actually superior to that of an ankle joint fusion. With an ankle joint fusion, the ankle joint is fused together, removing the ability to move up and down. An implant will allow such motion to continue and will result in improved joint function. This movement is necessary for walking, exercising, and performing daily tasks.
Patient selection is important to the total ankle replacement’s overall success and long-term durability. Dr. Sherick has lectured on this topic specifically at the national and state levels to other surgeons looking to improve their own patient outcomes. When considering an ankle replacement, the surgeon must examine the patient’s age, weight, activity level, bone quality, and co-existing abnormalities. Not all individuals with ankle arthritis are candidates for an implant; in other cases, a different form of surgery may be preferable. Dr. Sherick can discuss all possible therapy options for ankle arthritis during a full office appointment.
Dr. Sherick has vast expertise in performing total ankle replacements, having participated in an extensive number of complex total ankle replacements over the last several years, including revisions of implants put in by other surgeons that failed. It is critical to select a surgeon with vast experience doing this complicated procedure. According to studies, surgeons with a limited number of ankle replacements have poorer outcomes than those with substantial expertise. Schedule an appointment today with Dr. Ryan M. Sherick as he is a Fellowship-Trained Foot & Ankle Surgeon with extensive experience in primary and revision total ankle replacement surgery. Dr. Sherick proudly provides total ankle replacement surgery to the following areas in California: Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, Malibu, Calabasas, West Hills, Chatsworth, and the entire Conejo Valley, Santa Rosa Valley, and greater Los Angeles area.
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