The enthusiasm for total ankle replacements has never been higher. Patients want to retain the motion of their ankle and surgeons want to perform an operation that will successfully re- move their pain. However, without the cumulative knowledge of the surgeons who are performing these operations, the sur- geons will be forced to learn only from their own experience. Thus, it is our goal to put these surgeons’ expertise under one
cover to make it easier for surgeons to learn from one another. It is our fervent desire that this book serve as a platform of knowledge to enable surgeons to provide patients with the best care possible.