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    Ankle TAR UPDATE

    Th problem that is disheartening for me is that the TAR surgery is done using software that makes the calculations from the knee down to the ankle for the placement. I think the placement in my case was very good (for a straight leg). However, the deformity looks very small when looking that...
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    Ankle TAR UPDATE

    Update again...I am 2 years out from TAR, and 1 year out from my wonderful Brace that has given me a lot of freedom...The bad news is that my ankle is now so bad (probably from effects of the angle of the TAR.) From the most recent evaluation, the ankle is about 13 degrees off on normal, Full...
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    Ankle TAR UPDATE

    As I progress with the ExoSym device, I remain quite convinced that it was absolutely the correct move for me. I don't spend a lot of time wondering if I could have skipped the TAR but am certain that I could have with the same or better results that I see today. I would however, never have...
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    Ankle TAR UPDATE

    I got my ExoSym in late December and am finally pain free and can walk again. A lot of strength training is required to use the ExoSym device, so i am now in better shape than I have been in years. I can't believe how wonderful it feels to be mobile. So my TAR just is coming along for the...
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    Ankle TAR UPDATE

    Thanks so much, I tried to do that, but just couldn't quite manage it.
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    Ankle TAR UPDATE

    I just hit the 1 year mark and thought I would post an update. I just want to state that due to this forum and other forums, I was able to research the risks of moving forward with my surgery, and it is what it is. I can swim, but I cannot walk or hike more than 1 mile without significant pain...
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    Ankle TAR UPDATE

    I am doing OK. I am still not able to walk as much as I would like. Yes, you are correct, they don't want to touch the implant because it is well aligned to the knee and solidly placed. I am in a holding pattern until the 1 year mark, and just trying to really define my limits so that I can...
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    Ankle TAR UPDATE

    I am 40 wks out from TAR and still having trouble walking/pain. I am active, and had hoped that by this time I could take hikes of 3 - 5 miles without this much pain/difficulty. Yesterday I had a full leg length Xray which appears to show that I have a varus deformity that is possibly causing...
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    Ankle TAR vs microfracture vs graft (cadaver or DeNovo)

    I am really impressed with your progress. I am getting closer to 2 miles in a walk, and swimming is my savior exercise. I had TAR last Dec. and had to have an arthroscopic procedure (clean up and debride) in March because of my intense fibrosis. I have been doing better since then, but we...
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    Ankle TAR UPDATE

    I am still trying to keep my ankle calm, have tried swimming (but can't get in the pool often due to limited pandemic spaces and a popular activity) got a couple of slots at pool at PT, but that too is limited by pandemic. So the ankle is quite painful when walking. I need to alternate between...
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    Ankle TAR UPDATE

    I am reclined and icing as I read this. I have such a history of fibrotic interference, that I have to make every effort to keep the swelling to a minimum (which I have so far), and HOPEFULLY minimize the scar tissue that forms from interfering with my joint, and causing the pain that happened...
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    Ankle TAR UPDATE

    Update: Had the scope procedure on the 23rd. Much more painful than I expected, but I think the pain is diminishing. What they found is excessive fibroid tissue, a difficult and extensive procedure. The fibrotic tissue had moved in between the poly and was all removed. Today, the Dr. went...
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    Ankle TAR UPDATE

    Well, I met with my surgeon, and she had indicated that the revision would require implanting a smaller talar component because of the current 4mm (sounds huge! how come?) overhang which is rubbing on my medial malleolus which is causing the pain. She had also suggested a gutter clean out...
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    Ankle TAR UPDATE

    Well, I went to the Dr. about the change in the way my ankle was feeling. She recommended a CT. I got the CT results that same afternoon, and my interpretation of the results were that I am headed for a revision. Impingement, both the device and most probably some scarring impingement are...
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    Ankle TAR UPDATE

    @Chanie Great to hear your progress, sounds like you are doing great. I hope that I will be moving around more soon, am taking a rest but most of the time my body says to get moving, so it is difficult to stay in bed, especially with our incredible weather right now. I am really having...
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