An estimated 10,000 people get ankle replacements every year in the U.S., and a surgeon says his patented technique can help ...

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, have ...

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 ...

Ankle replacement surgery, also known as total ankle arthroplasty (TAA), is a procedure designed to relieve pain and maintain ...

DISEASE. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DISCOVERED A BREAKTHROUGH WAY TO CONDUCT TOTAL ANKLE REPLACEMENT SURGERY. THE PROCEDURE IS CALLED ZIMMER BIOMET. TRABECULAR METAL TOTAL ANKLE REPLACEMENT. IT’S A LONG ...

BALTIMORE, Md (KFSN) -- A stumble on the sidewalk, a turn in high heels, or a fall on the sports field, ankle sprains happen to just about everyone. Most heal successfully on their own, but about five ...

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 ...

Joint replacements are pretty common with many people getting a new knee or hip to alleviate their pain, but when it comes to the ankle, the option was often less appealing. The surgery to fix it was ...

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 ...

The University hired Dr. Chris Coetzee last August to do one thing: bring ankle- and foot-replacement surgery back to the Medical School after a 20-year absence. During a two-hour ankle-replacement ...

Orthopedic surgeon Paul Cooper holds a replica all-plastic ankle implant, like the recently implanted in a Montgomery County, Maryland woman. (Courtesy MedStar Georgetown University Hospital) A ...

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 Ankle ...