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The Buechel-Pappas ankle is no longer available within the United States. Dr Feldman is implanting several other ankle joint prosthesis-implants.
The information on this web site remains as stated, noting that the Buechel-Pappas implant is not available to patients in the United States.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT THE CLINICAL TRIALS STUDY OF THE B-P ANKLE IMPLANT WAS COMPLETED IN 2001. THE INFORMATION ON MY WEBSITE IS FOR EDUCATING INDIVIDUALS ABOUT ANKLE IMPLANTS.
On or about Sept. 15, 2001, the FDA stopped the BP investigational implant procedure in the United States and began collecting the data from the ten surgeons performing it over the past 3 years. In total I implanted 72 patients, ages 15-83, from 14 states, Canada, Costa Rica, and Ecuador. Therefore until further notice from the FDA, no surgeon in America can implant the BP ankle. This of course, severely impacts patients in pain waiting for their new ankle. There is no timetable for the FDA to act.
Patient number one received the original letter and everyone else a copy...
In this note I will talk about your new ankles. To date there is one failure, defined as a patient whose implant had to be removed and their ankle fused. The patient/surgical photographs CD has been updated and all patients who would like to have one will receive a copy. Just let me know. I deemed the first CD less than desirable in terms of photo quality and decided upon the change using the latest Sony 95 digital camera with 10x/20 zoom. The results were worth the wait.