Most people are familiar with arthritis that affects the back, neck, hips, knees, or hands, but may be unaware that the same degenerative disease can affect the ankles as well. Arthritis involves ...

(WNDU) - The ankle fracture is one of the most common existing injuries, at an estimated 3.9 to 10.2 percent of adult fractures. The most injured part of the bone in an ankle fracture is the fibula.

A Maisonneuve fracture refers to a break or fracture in the fibula close to the knee, with a co-occurring sprain in the ankle. The impact of a sprained ankle may travel up the leg and cause the fibula ...

Medically reviewed by Adam H. Kaplan, DPM Key Takeaways A sprain is a tear to one or more ligaments, while a fracture is a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ankle distraction arthroplasty is a mechano-biological treatment for osteoarthritis of the ankle that serves as ...

A person’s ankle may hurt for many reasons, from minor injuries to chronic medical conditions such as arthritis. Ankle pain can stem from a variety of injuries to the bones, muscles, and soft tissue ...

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 ...

Anterior ankle impingement (footballer's ankle) is a painful pinching or compression of either the soft or the bony tissue at the front of your ankle joint. It happens when the tissue of the joint ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Jennifer J. Beck, MD, and colleagues surveyed 1,400 members of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North ...