Ankle fusion and total joint replacement are the two main options for definitive treatment of advanced arthritis. This large British study found that revision rates were significantly higher with ...

Ankle fusion is a surgical procedure that removes the surfaces of the ankle joint so that the tibia and talus bones can fuse together. By doing so, the bones are stabilized and can no longer rub ...

Ankle fusion is a surgical procedure that involves the complete fusion of the bone joints resulting in the formation of one continuous bone. It helps reduce pain by removing the arthritic joint ...

In a large study of British patients needing surgical treatment for advanced arthritis in the ankle, fusion appeared to be a better option than total ankle replacement. Among some 10,000 patients ...

Fusion: The most common surgery for RA in the foot or ankle is fusion. The surgeon takes two bones that form a joint and puts them together with screws and plates to make a single piece of bone.

Ankle fusion, also known as arthrodesis, involves removing the surface of the ankle joint to allow the two bones of the ankle joint to join, or fuse, together. These bones are the tibia and the talus.

Patients with advanced ankle osteoarthritis who undergo surgery see equally good outcomes from the two main surgical treatments for osteoarthritis, a new study has shown. Patients with advanced ...

such as the ankle or wrist. While recovery time varies from person to person, full recovery can take 4 to 9 months, although it can sometimes take longer. Doctors perform joint fusion to relieve ...

Similarly problematic, ankle fusion in younger patients will inevitability lead to adjacent joint arthritis, making this treatment suboptimal. Ankle distraction arthroplasty has filled this gap in ...

These surgeries involve the use of ankle fusion nails to stabilize and fuse the ankle joint, thereby reducing pain and improving mobility for patients. The growing aging population and the rise in ...