What determines whether ankle replacement surgery or ankle fusion is better? Currently, in the U.S., arthritis is the number one cause of disability, affecting more than 15 percent of the total population. As we age, we actually start looking for it in stiff finger joints and twinges in knee and hip joints. Joint replacement surgeries…
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Does ankle fusion surgery relieve arthritis pain in the ankle? The legendary actress Bette Davis is quoted as saying “Old age is no place for sissies.” She might well have been talking about the seemingly inevitable manner in which the body rapidly starts racking up aches and pains as we get older. Arthritis would likely…
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