Kyle S. Peterson

Arthroscopic versus Open Ankle Arthrodesis: A Retrospective Cost Analysis

Compared with traditional open arthrodesis, arthroscopic ankle arthrodesis has been associated with similar rates of fusion, decreased time to union, decreased pain, shorter hospital stay, earlier mobilization, reliable clinical results, and fewer complications. The aim of this case-control study was to analyze cost differences between outpatient arthroscopic and inpatient open ankle arthrodesis. To this end, the authors analyzed 20 ankle arthrodesis procedures: 10 performed by one surgeon on an inpatient basis using an open approach, and 10 performed by another surgeon on an outpatient basis arthroscopically. Patient age, body mass index, tourniquet time, length of stay, complications, days to clinical union, and insurance type, as well as charges and reimbursements for the surgeons and the hospital or surgery center were abstracted from the records. Statistically significant differences were observed between the outpatient arthroscopic and inpatient open arthrodesis groups for total site charges (

Maintenance of Reduction With Suture Button Fixation Devices for Ankle Syndesmosis Repair

3898 +/- 0.00 versus

Failed Surgical Management of Acute Proximal Fifth Metatarsal (Jones) Fractures: A Retrospective Case Series and Literature Review.

32,683 +/-

Symptomatic Hardware Removal After First Tarsometatarsal Arthrodesis

12,762, respectively, P < .0001), reimbursement to the surgeon (

Accuracy and Reproducibility Using Patient-Specific Instrumentation in Total Ankle Arthroplasty

1567 +/-

Posterior approach for medial column beam screw in midfoot Charcot reconstruction: technique and structures at risk.

320 versus

Radiographic Assessment of a Medullary Total Ankle Prosthesis A Test of Agreement and Reliability

1107 +/-

Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus

278, respectively, P = .003), and reimbursement to the hospital or ambulatory surgery center (

Union Rates and Complications of Lateral Column Lengthening Using the Interposition Plating Technique: A Radiographic and Medical Record Review

1110 +/-

Corrective Realignment Arthrodesis of the First Tarsometatarsal Joint Without Wedge Resection

287 versus