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 ...

May 19, 2021 - For patients with severe arthritis of the ankle, total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) provides better long-term function than ankle arthrodesis (AA), reports a study in The Journal of Bone & ...

Ankle arthritis occurs when the cartilage between your shin bone (tibia) and your top foot bone (talus) wears away. Cartilage is the flexible tissue that cushions your joints and absorbs shock. Loss ...

MIAMI, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The ankle is the most sprained and strained joint in the body. Over time, cartilage can wear down causing arthritis of the ankle. When medication and braces fail to ...

MAYWOOD, Il. -- It's been a decade since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first total ankle-replacement system for patients with severe ankle arthritis. But several insurance ...

Our ankles bear a lot of stress, supporting our stability through a complex structure of bones, ligaments, and tendons. Here’s what you need to know about common ankle injuries and treatments. The two ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 71-year-old woman presented to the clinic for evaluation of progressively worsening chronic left ankle pain at ...

I have been advising my patients to exercise, keep active, and walk as long as they can to stay mobile and healthy. But seniors often tell me that ankle pain from arthritis limits their activity.