Total ankle replacement, or ankle arthroplasty, has increasingly been used in the last 15 years to treat crippling ankle arthritis as the surgical techniques and the materials used for prostheses have ...

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Patients with advanced ankle osteoarthritis who undergo surgery see equally good outcomes from the two main surgical treatments for osteoarthritis, a new study led by UCL researchers has shown. The ...

SPRINGFIELD - It is a joint you might take for granted most days, but one that is key to mobility and arthritic pain in it can greatly impact lifestyle. If severe enough, some sufferers find ...

The last of the baby boomers have turned fifty and, in reaching this milestone, have entered the demographic age of arthritis sufferers. Living with constant pain may not be such a concern, however, ...

Improvements in implant design have prompted more people with severe arthritis in their ankle to consider ankle replacement to relieve pain. The newest implant is considered by many to be an advance ...

Patients with advanced ankle osteoarthritis who undergo surgery see equally good outcomes from the two main surgical treatments for osteoarthritis, a new study has shown. Patients with advanced ankle ...

After ankle replacement surgery, most people get back to their regular activities in 6 months to a year. Before that, you'll work with a physical therapist or on your own to gain strength and range of ...

Yes, ankle-joint replacement technology exists. That’s something Garrett Wobst, DPM, Avera Medical Group foot and ankle surgeon, more often will say to patients who face arthritic ankle pain. “In just ...

Total ankle joint replacement is increasingly seen as a reasonable option for patients with disabling ankle arthritis. In 5-year follow-up data presented July 25 at the American Orthopaedic Foot and ...

The bodies of many older Americans are practically bionic: more than 770,000 hip and knee replacements are performed each year in the United States. Now another aging joint is fast becoming a ...