Does TAR Protect Against Symptomatic Adjacent Joint Disease

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    Does Total Ankle Replacement protect against symptomatic adjacent joint disease?

  • IRAS ID

    292744

  • Contact name

    Samuel Newman

  • Contact email

    samuelnewman@doctors.org.uk

  • Sponsor organisation

    UHMB

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    0 years, 2 months, 1 days

  • Research summary

    Observational study looking at all patients who underwent total ankle replacement surgery with at least 5 years follow-up at one NHS trust. Outcomes include number of patients requiring further intervention in both the ankle, and neighbouring, joints, as well as functional outcomes post-surgery.

  • REC name

    East of England - Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Research Ethics Committee

  • REC reference

    21/EE/0088

  • Date of REC Opinion

    25 Mar 2021

  • REC opinion

    Unfavourable Opinion