Ankle arthritis occurs when the cartilage between your shin bone (tibia) and your top foot bone (talus) wears away. Cartilage is the flexible tissue that cushions your joints and absorbs shock. Loss ...

Total ankle replacement, or ankle arthroplasty, has increasingly been used in the last 15 years to treat crippling ankle arthritis as the surgical techniques and the materials used for prostheses have ...

Arthritis involves degeneration of the cartilage in a joint and can cause pain and stiffness in the joint. The pain is often described as an ach­­­­­­ing pain and can worsen if left untreated. Most ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Perceived by patients to cause the same extent of impairment as congestive heart failure and end-stage kidney ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up (StatePoint) Arthritis in the feet and ankles can produce ...

This week we are going to discuss something which is less common but is becoming more and more commonly performed. That is to surgically fix an arthritic ankle. In cases of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid ...

With psoriatic arthritis (PsA), it’s common to have problems with your ankles. You may have joint inflammation, pain, swelling, and stiffness. It may go along with issues in your feet, knees, and hips ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. I often see patients who know they have ankle arthritis, but don’t really understand what that ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Patients with valgus ankle arthritis had a greater ...

Looks as if we won’t be seeing Tiger Woods play golf any time soon. On Wednesday, Woods announced he had undergone a subtalar fusion procedure to address his post-traumatic arthritis from his previous ...

I have been advising my patients to exercise, keep active, and walk as long as they can to stay mobile and healthy. But seniors often tell me that ankle pain from arthritis limits their activity.