Salto Talaris Total Ankle Replacement

Incidence of Revision After Primary Implantation of the Salto® Mobile Version and Salto Talaris™ Total Ankle Prostheses: A Systematic Review

“…Third, according to the inventors (24), the Salto TalarisÔ total ankle prosthesis was developed after in vivo kinematics of the Salto Ò mobile version prosthesis revealed 1 to 1.5 mm of translation between the UHMWPE insert and tibial base plate (22,23), demonstrating that the insert was not functioning as a mobile bearing but, rather, remained essentially fixed to the tibial component. During the redesign, specific attention was given to improve the tibial base plate length and width for maximum cortical coverage, alter the talar component morphology to optimize the balance between the triplane range of motion tolerance and constraint, and redesign the instrumentation to improve the accuracy of implantation.…”

“…In that study, translation between the UHMWPE mobile-bearing insert and tibial base plate averaged 1.5 mm during gait, and the insert remained in internal rotation throughout the arc of motion (21). In another study of stress lateral radiographs from 20 patients, variation of the anteroposterior translation of the UHMWPE mobile-bearing insert relative to the tibial base was not noticeable in 17 patients and was only 1 mm in 3 patients (22,23). These studies have indicated that the UHMWPE insert did not function as a mobile-bearing system but rather remained essentially fixed to the tibial component.…”

A Controlled, Comparative Study of a Fixed-Bearing Versus Mobile-Bearing Ankle Arthroplasty

“…All operations were performed using the same operative technique and were followed up using the same protocol. The full operative techniques of the Salto and Talaris are described in previous publications, 4,26,32 but it is important to note that implant positioning was identical for both models and that the final positioning of the tibial component (anteroposterior, mediolateral, and rotational) depended directly on the orientation of the talar component.…”

Salto Talaris Fixed-Bearing Total Ankle Replacement System

“…Resection of the anterior plafond must expose the apex of the plafond for accurate placement of the tibial alignment guide. 6 …”