A sprained ankle and a broken ankle can cause similar symptoms and even result from similar causes. However, they are very different conditions. A break is a fracture in one of the bones of the ...

Georgia tight end Brock Bowers underwent TightRope surgery Oct. 16 – take an inside look at the procedure and hear from Emory Dr. Sam Labib on what comes next.

Diabetes, weakened bones, excess weight, and smoking can also reduce the chance of a good outcome, but they do not necessarily prevent a person from having an ankle replacement.

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 ...

An ankle fracture occurs when someone breaks one or more of the bones in their ankle. A sprained ankle may cause discomfort, but symptoms are usually less severe than those of a broken ankle.

Posterior ankle impingement is a very common injury for dancer athletes. This is essentially compression in the back of the ankle. If you’re in a pointed position repetitively, you get pinching in the ...

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.

The 26 bones of the foot consist of eight distinct types, including the tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges, cuneiforms, talus, navicular, and cuboid bones. Healthline Health Conditions ...

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--restor3d, a leader in 3D-printed, personalized orthopedic implant care, will showcase its latest foot and ankle innovations at the American College of Foot & Ankle ...

High ankle sprains involve a series of ligaments that hold the lower leg bones (tibia and fibula) together. These ligaments or syndesmosis are positioned above the ankle joint itself.