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| ISSN |
2218-5836 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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©Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2026. No commercial re-use. See Permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
| Category |
Orthopedics |
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Correspondence |
| Article Title |
Letter to the Editor: Learning curve considerations in lateral-approach total ankle replacement
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Invited Manuscript |
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Raktim Swarnakar |
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| Corresponding Author |
Raktim Swarnakar, Assistant Professor, MD, Faculty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Cancer Insitute, Jhajjar Campus, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, Delhi, India. raktimswarnakar@hotmail.com |
| Key Words |
Total ankle replacement; Learning curve; Lateral approach; Patient-reported outcome measures; Surgical complications |
| Core Tip |
This letter highlight that in lateral-approach total ankle replacement, patient-reported pain and functional outcomes can stabilize early in a surgeon’s experience, while operative efficiency and complication rates continue to improve with increasing case volume. By integrating validated outcome measures with technical and safety metrics, the in-press study demonstrates that the learning curve of this complex procedure is multidimensional rather than linear. Careful patient selection and preoperative optimization-particularly in patients with inflammatory arthritis-remain critical during the early learning phase, and structured training pathways may facilitate safer adoption of the lateral approach. |
| Publish Date |
2026-07-14 05:50 |
| Citation |
Swarnakar R. Letter to the Editor: Learning curve considerations in lateral-approach total ankle replacement. World J Orthop 2026; 17(7): 118518
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| URL |
https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v17/i7/118518.htm |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5312/wjo.118518 |
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