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title: "US Ankle Replacement: What's New and What's Next?"
description: SmartTRAK discusses the latest trends and future state of ankle replacement in an interview with Steven Haddad, MD, Senior Attending Physician, Illinois Bone and Joint Institute
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# [US Ankle Replacement: What's New and What's Next?](https://blog.smarttrak.com/us-ankle-replacement-whats-new-and-whats-next)

 Written by [Lisa Mahan](https://blog.smarttrak.com/author/lisa-mahan) | 9/11/18 2:00 PM

**SmartTRAK **discusses the current and future state of ankle replacement in the United States including current trends in the market and how ankle replacement may evolve in an interview with Steven Haddad, MD, Senior Attending Physician, Illinois Bone and Joint Institute. 

To listen to **SmartTRAK**’s interview with Dr. Haddad, click on image below, or for a complete transcript of the interview, click [here](https://landing.smarttrak.com/ankle-replacement-interview).

 

**Interview topics outlined by time code:**

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00:46 Background and experience with ankle replacement

01:46 Trends in ankle replacement

03:08 Results of clinical evidence

04:34 What’s driving and what’s limiting growth

06:20 Is surgeon awareness an issue?

07:47 Moving from inpatient to ASC or outpatient setting

10:27 Likely candidates for ankle replacement

11:56 Opportunities for advancement in ankle replacement

13:49 Patient-specific instrumentation market penetration

16:41 Next generation implants

18:51 Future of robotic-assisted surgery

20:14 Biological repairs vs metal implants

21:30 Future improvements

24:16 What’s next

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