Ankle replacement surgery involves removing damaged parts of the ankle joint and replacing them with an artificial joint. It is an option when noninvasive treatments, such as physical therapy ...

Transfibular total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) seems effective and durable for end-stage ankle arthritis, according to a study ...

Ankle distraction arthroplasty is a mechano-biological treatment for osteoarthritis of the ankle that serves as an alternative to ankle arthrodesis and prosthetic arthroplasty, or total ankle ...

Source Reference: Hennessy C, et al "Long term consequences of total ankle replacement versus ankle fusion; a 25 year national population study of 41,000 patients" medRxiv 2025; DOI: 10.1101/2025 ...

However, ankle replacement may not be suitable for everybody. Your doctor can discuss the types of surgery available, and they can also advise on which may be more suitable for you.

Ankle replacement can help relieve pain associated with ankle arthritis, but the procedure may not be suitable for everybody. Learn more here.

When persistent or severe arthritis from a chronic ankle injury or fracture makes walking, exercise, or climbing stairs unbearable, it’s time to consider your treatment options. Ankle replacement ...

Wednesday’s operation was Coetzee’s fifth ankle-replacement surgery. Rheumatoid arthritis, post-traumatic arthritis and some ankle fractures require ankle-replacement surgery. Now 52, Dennis Marotz ...

Forty-six (92%) of 50 ankles (Group A) with anterior translation of the talus showed relocation of the talus within the mortise at 6 months after primary total ankle arthroplasty, 48 (96%) ankles ...

Dublin, Feb. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Ankle Replacement Market Size by Segments, Share, Regulatory, Reimbursement, Procedures and Forecast to 2033" report has been added to ...

For patients undergoing total ankle arthroplasty (TAA), the impact of obesity on outcomes is unclear, according to two studies recently published in Foot & Ankle International. Billy I. Kim, from ...