PROPHECY® INBONE® Alignment Guides

Wright Medical announced the 510(k) clearance and limited U.S. launch for their PROPHECY® INBONE® Pre-Operative Navigation Alignment Guide for use in Total Ankle Replacement / TAR. The guide uses CT scans to create patient-specific ankle alignment guides to facilitate insertion of the Wright Medical INBONE Total Ankle Replacement.

FootandAnkleFixation.com has information on all of the available Total Ankle Replacement / TAR options.

Ankle Implant versus Ankle Fusion

Footinnovate.com will be presenting a new webinar on Thursday, July 28 by Dr. James DeOrio, MD on ankle reconstructive surgery. The topic for the evening, which starts at 7:00pm Eastern Daylight Time, is titled: Ankle Fusion vs Ankle Replacement: You make the call; Pros and Cons of Keeping the Motion. For those interested, you can register here to participate in this webinar.

This should be an interesting discussion as total ankle replacements (TAR) have been gaining considerable ground in the United States as of recently and are more commonly being offered as a surgical option, in comparison to the gold standard of ankle joint arthrodesis. There are currently 5 ankle joint implants used in the U.S. including the SBI Star, Depuy Agility, Tornier Salto Talaris, and the Wright Medical Inbone and Inbone II ankle implants.