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105.A 66-year-old patient presents with 2 months of right ankle pain after having a total ankle arthroplasty 5 years ago. On workup – his blood investigations are normal with a marginally raised ESR. Aspiration reveals a < 50 % count of neutrophils and no pus or organisms on culture. The wound is well healed, no redness and no fever or chills.
What is the next step in the management in this patient?

QUESTION ID: 3303

1. Arthrodesis of the ankle
2. CT scan with metal reduction artifact
3. Repeat aspiration.
4. Revision TAR
5. Revision TAR MRI of the ankle joint