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The INFINITY® Total Ankle System (Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Memphis, TN) (WMT) is a modern, fourth-generation, fixed-bearing, two-component total ankle replacement. Specific parameters of deformity correction achievable with this prosthesis, like any other, are based on the experience of the surgeon more so than by the engineered characteristics of the implant itself. However, as with other resurfacing-type prostheses, this prosthesis is ideal for patients with limited deformity and relatively younger patients where maintenance of bone stock is critical, especially on the talar side of the joint. Optimal maintenance of talar bone stock is a principle that is accepted by total ankle replacement surgeons and allows maximal surgical options when revision surgery is required.
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G.C.B. and M.J.P. are consultants for Wright Medical Technology.
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Prissel, M.A., Daigre, J.L., Penner, M.J., Berlet, G.C. (2016). INFINITY® Total Ankle System. In: Roukis, T., et al. Primary and Revision Total Ankle Replacement. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24415-0_8
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