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The first reported series of implantation of an ankle replacement was by Lord and Marotte in 1970. They published their initial results in 1973 about a prosthesis that was implanted in 12 patients. The implant consisted of a long tibial stem and polyethylene talar replacing component that required a subtalar fusion. This simple hinge-type design was modeled after hip implants; unfortunately the complex motion and stress across the ankle joint led to poor outcomes.
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Smith, W.B., Deol, P.P.S. (2019). TAR Primary Options. In: Hyer, C., Berlet, G., Philbin, T., Bull, P., Prissel, M. (eds) Essential Foot and Ankle Surgical Techniques. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14778-5_32
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