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Total Ankle / Ankle Replacement Surgery for Arthritis

Edited By: Sigvard T. Hansen, Jr., M.D.
Last updated Monday, August 20, 2007

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Total ankle replacement (also called ankle arthroplasty) is a surgical option for patients with arthritis of the ankle. This operation can relieve pain and maintain motion in the arthritic ankle joint, and is an alternative to arthrodesis (ankle fusion), which can relieve pain but eliminates motion in the joint. Although it does not have the same long-term track record of hip or knee replacement, shorter-term studies on ankle replacement look very promising.

Surgery for arthritis of the ankle at the University of Washington

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