Abstract
The Alvine agility total ankle arthroplasty was designed by Dr. Frank Al vine. It has been used for more than 12 years and has now been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use limited to six clinics. Dr. Alvine has been the instructor of this technique at these centers. The goals for the centers are to help refine the design of the implant and instruments and develop teaching centers for the technique. The purpose is to avoid excessive failure rates, which would reinforce old attitudes about ankle arthroplasty, and to ensure that the device can be as successful in the hands of others as it is in the hands of the developer.
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Hansen, S.T. (1998). Cementless Ankle Arthroplasty in the United States of America: The Alvine Agility Total Ankle Arthroplasty. In: Kofoed, H. (eds) Current Status of Ankle Arthroplasty. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72255-4_8
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