Ankle replacement surgery, also known as total ankle arthroplasty (TAA), is a procedure designed to relieve pain and maintain motion and function in the ankle joint by replacing a damaged or arthritic ...

Ankle arthritis can make everyday movements like walking and climbing painful. For patients who don’t respond to medications, surgery has long been an option, but traditional replacement methods often ...

For individuals suffering from chronic ankle pain caused by arthritis or trauma, everyday activities like walking, climbing stairs, or even standing for long periods can become extremely difficult.

BALTIMORE, Md. (Ivanhoe Newswire) --- An estimated 10,000 people get ankle replacements every year in the U.S. A surgeon says his patented technique can help these new ankles last longer and with ...

David Sander believes he is a walking marvel. "It's really a miracle," he said. The miracle is that Sander is walking at all after he slipped on an icy sidewalk in the middle of winter. "I lifted up ...

DURHAM (WTVD) -- Watching Nancy Bryson walk now, you'd never know something so simple was once a real struggle for her. "I couldn't walk on ground unless it was level, and it would just take a small ...

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 ...

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 ...

Before stepping out for a walk, don't just tie your shoelaces. Wear ankle weights to boost the intensity of your exercise. They are weights attached to a broad strap that nicely wraps around the ankle ...

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 risks ...