Anatomy of the Healthy Foot & Ankle
The ankle is one of the most crucial joints in your body. Since the ankle is a weight-bearing joint that absorbs the body's full impact, pain from an injured or diseased ankle is especially severe and debilitating. Because the ankle is so integral to an active lifestyle, it is an injury-prone part of the body for young and older people alike. Even moderate sprains and fractures can lead to problems, sometimes years later.
If chronic and debilitating ankle pain has affected your quality of life, then ankle joint replacement surgery may be an effective pain relief option for you.
The foot and ankle can become the victim various types of degenerative disease and trauma, some of which can only be remedied by surgery. The most common conditions include:
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