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 ...

Arthritis involves degeneration of the cartilage in a joint and can cause pain and stiffness in the joint. The pain is often described as aching and can worsen if left untreated. Most people are ...

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 ...

A somewhat uncommon procedure is proving to be an effective solution for problems associated with ankle arthritis.

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 ...

EVERETT — People with severe ankle arthritis have lost the nearly frictionless cartilage surface that provides smooth gliding and rotation that allows the foot to rotate freely and painlessly. While ...

Arthrodesis is a procedure that involves the surgical fusion of two joints. Because the procedure immobilizes the joints, doctors typically only recommend it for severe joint pain or damage. Share on ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Compared with patients who undergo ankle arthrodesis, patients who undergo total ankle ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Patients who had total ankle replacement had improved ...

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 & ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. I often see patients who know they have ankle arthritis, but don’t really understand what that ...