A doctor might recommend ankle arthroplasty (ankle replacement surgery) if you have ankle arthritis or joint damage due to a previous ankle injury. The procedure relieves pain while retaining the ...

Ankle fusion and total joint replacement are the two main options for definitive treatment of advanced arthritis. This large British study found that revision rates were significantly higher with ...

The FDA is alerting patients and healthcare providers that a plastic piece within certain ankle joint replacements made by Stryker may fracture, potentially causing pain and requiring additional ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Perceived by patients to cause the same extent of impairment as congestive heart failure and end-stage kidney ...

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 ...

Many people expect a little foot pain as they get older. But if your foot or ankle hurts for a long time and rest, ice, medicine and keeping it raised do not help, it’s time to see a foot doctor, also ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Men and women with end-stage ankle arthritis benefited from total ankle replacement and ankle arthrodesis, with ...

Foot and ankle surgeries are procedures to treat foot and ankle conditions. You may need surgery if other treatment options haven’t helped. At University of Utah Health, our foot and ankle surgeons ...

Foot and Ankle Partners of El Paso (915-503-2020) is offering ankle joint replacement surgery as an additional treatment option for patients suffering from ankle arthritis. El Paso, United States - ...