“I could have a proper ankle” – a qualitative study of patients’ perceptions of total ankle replacement and ankle fusion surgery

Table 2 Participant characteristics

Pseudonym	Gender	Age at interview	Type of surgery	Purposive selection category (time post-operatively)
Rose	Female	85	Right TAR	6 weeks – 6 months
Sarah	Female	77	Left ankle fusion	1–2 years
Edward	Male	72	Left TAR	Awaiting revision
George	Male	71	Right ankle fusion	6 weeks – 6 months
Mary	Female	66	Right TAR and revision to fusion	Post TAR revision
Henry	Male	72	Right TAR	> 5 years
Jack	Male	74	Left TAR and revision to fusion^a	Post TAR revision

ISSN: 1757-1146