A breakthrough procedure is helping patients when it comes to total ankle replacement surgery.

He also says total ankle replacement is not the best option for everyone. Those with diabetes or other underlying health conditions would not be good candidates for the surgery.

Better ankle replacements are helping those slowed by joint trouble step up to life’s challenges after years of other options.

Ankle replacement surgery. "We do ankle replacements for the same reasons people do hip and knee replacements, for arthritis that is in the end stage, usually painful, with loss of motion," Dr ...

However, she said patients who underwent total ankle replacement had improved shoe wear scores at 5-year follow-up compared with patients who had ankle arthrodesis.

Newer, low-profile total ankle arthroplasty implants may be associated with an increased risk of tibial loosening, with a 6.8% incidence of global lucency and revision for loosening at 1 year ...

Ankle replacement is gaining popularity among patients due to the main advantage of retaining ankle motion. Orthopaedic Specialists is located at 3385 Dexter Court in Davenport and 2635 Lincoln ...

Patients with advanced ankle osteoarthritis have two surgical options to restore their quality of life, and the good news is a new study shows both have good outcomes.

A study of persons with end-stage ankle osteoarthritis found that both total ankle replacement (TAR) and ankle fusion (AF) improve patients quality of life and have similar clinical scores and ...

Paragon 28, Inc. (NYSE: FNA) is pleased to announce the addition of a novel Right-Angle Drill to the APEX 3D™ Total Ankle Replacement System designed ...

A breakthrough procedure is helping patients when it comes to total ankle replacement surgery. Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore studied the procedure called Zimmer Biomet Trabecular Metal Total ...