Ankle Replacement?

Knees, hips, even shoulders; but ankles? Severe arthritis or a host of other conditions can affect ankles: still in their infancy, ankle replacements were developed and are growing more common. The main reason that people need ankle replacements is that they sustained a trauma to this complicated joint-possibly an injury that didn't heal correctly. Illnesses...

Ankle Replacement?

mJA knee, hip, even a shoulder, but an ankle? People get severe arthritis and other conditions there, too. Still in it's infancy, ankle replacements are growing more common. The major reason for a replacement is trauma to the ankle-it may have been crushed in a car accident. No longer functional so that walking is compromised...