Total ankle replacement can reduce ankle arthritis pain and improve function when other treatments fail; learn who may be a candidate and what recovery involves.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results showed high chondrocyte viability allografts may be a viable treatment option for defects in the ankle ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With psoriatic arthritis (PsA), it’s common to have problems with your ankles. You may have joint inflammation, pain, swelling, and stiffness. It may go along with issues in your feet, knees, and hips ...

Study Design Cross-sectional study. Objectives This study aimed to investigate whether measures of balance correlate with measures of ankle proprioception — ankle joint position sense and movement ...

If you have ankle arthritis, your doctor may recommend ankle fusion or replacement. Both procedures can help reduce pain, but ankle replacement offers greater improvement in function. However, ankle ...

Objectives To investigate effects of ankle taping on changes in biomechanics of the lower extremity during drop landing. Background Clinicians often utilise ankle tapings to prevent ankle sprains ...