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World J Orthop. Nov 18, 2025; 16(11): 110279
Published online Nov 18, 2025. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i11.110279
Published online Nov 18, 2025. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i11.110279
Considering the importance of ankle pathology in total knee arthroplasty recovery
Sarah DiIorio, Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94301, United States
Michelle Griffin, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94301, United States
Author contributions: DiIorio S wrote the original draft and revised draft; Griffin M contributed to conceptualization, writing, reviewing, and editing. All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Michelle Griffin, PhD, Academic Fellow, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University, 257 Campus Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94301, United States. mgriff12@stanford.edu
Received: June 4, 2025
Revised: July 23, 2025
Accepted: September 23, 2025
Published online: November 18, 2025
Processing time: 164 Days and 5.4 Hours
Revised: July 23, 2025
Accepted: September 23, 2025
Published online: November 18, 2025
Processing time: 164 Days and 5.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Knee osteoarthritis leading to total knee arthroplasty is a common clinical condition. This paper evaluates a study recently performed by Buterin et al which shows that decreased ankle symptoms improve total knee arthroplasty recovery. Topics covered include expanding the study to include multiple centers, sample size and study length, cultural definitions of activities of daily living, exploring the ankle relationship in post-traumatic osteoarthritis, and understanding the role of the contralateral limb.