Joint distraction for ankle osteoarthritis

6 Committee comments

6.1 The Committee considered that many of the published studies on joint distraction for ankle osteoarthritis reported the grade and site of osteoarthritis poorly. It was also concerned that high rates of loss to follow‑up reduced the value of the findings. These deficiencies contributed to the uncertainties about the efficacy of the procedure and the consequent recommendation for only using it in research.