The Taylor Spatial Frame allows surgeons to change reductions through struts and offers new hope for the treatment of pilon fractures. Open techniques still provide the gold standard in treatment for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a comparison of early and late postoperative ankle radiographs, researchers found insufficient evidence to ...

Ankle fractures, particularly those accompanied by deltoid ligament injuries, represent a complex clinical challenge with significant implications for joint stability and long‐term function. Such ...

One of the more common types of injuries we rehabilitate as physical therapists are ankle fractures. We see these as a result of a wide range of mechanisms, from slip and falls on ice to rolling ...

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Most twisted ankles don’t need an X-ray. But some do, and waiting too long to find out can mean a longer, more complicated recovery. Why this matters: A sprain is a stretched or torn ligament. A ...

Wearing a cast or ankle support for three weeks may be no worse than the usual six weeks for healing ankle fractures, suggest the findings of a randomized controlled trial. Wearing a cast or ankle ...

Ankle arthritis occurs from a breakdown of cartilage in the ankle joint that can result from a variety of causes, such as an injury, rheumatoid arthritis or infection. In most cases, ankle arthritis ...

An avulsion fracture happens when a tendon or ligament pulls a small fragment of bone from the main bone. These fractures usually occur near joints, such as in the fingers, hips, feet, and ankles.