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Six months ago, my 15-year-old son jumped up in the air and clicked his heels together. When he landed on the ground, he broke his right heel bone into several pieces. The doctor says it's healed now, but my son still has pain. What could be causing his lingering pain?7 years 36 weeks ago474
Ten years ago, I looked into having an ankle joint replacement for my arthritis. Back then, there were too many problems with the implants. I'm still gimping around with my painful, limited ankle. Are things any better now that I should consider this again?1 year 27 weeks ago414
The girls in our dance school seem to be getting injured right and left. Is there any way to screen them ahead of time and prevent some of these injuries?1 year 34 weeks ago281
Three months ago, I sprained my ankle badly. Normally, I'm very active, but this injury has kept me from doing anything beyond going to work and doing the bare minimum at home. I'm tired of being couped up! A friend told me that if my ankle hurts, I should stay off of it. Is this true?8 years 21 weeks ago859
Three years ago, I had a total ankle replacement for a rheumatoid arthritic ankle. According to my X-rays, it looks like the implant is starting to sink down into the bone. I'm going to be seeing a specialist but what can be done about this?2 years 6 weeks ago513
We just found out why our son has sprained his ankle so many times. The doctor suggested all that jumping and landing has damaged his balance mechanism in the ear. Have you ever heard of such a thing?4 years 9 weeks ago439
What can you tell me about the downside of ankle arthroscopy? I'm scheduled to have this operation in two weeks.3 years 14 weeks ago692
What causes ankle fractures among snowboarders?8 years 4 weeks ago446
What exactly is involved in a knee transplant? How is it done?2 years 17 hours ago878
What is a "pilon fracture?" My niece is having surgery to stabilize her leg after this type of break.5 years 20 weeks ago1534
What is a Maisonneuve fracture?3 years 34 weeks ago7985
What is a pilon fracture?5 years 7 weeks ago13599
What is a Snowboarder's fracture?4 years 47 weeks ago1475
What is a stress radiograph? My son is supposed to have one for an ankle sprain that hasn't healed.3 years 34 weeks ago2357
What is an os trigonum? My nephew has this problem and it's keeping him from playing football.4 years 2 weeks ago1176
What is the best way to treat a sprained ankle? Is it better to use ice, wrap it up, stay off it?33 weeks 1 day ago403
What is the difference between a broken ankle and a sprained ankle?2 years 15 weeks ago5092
What kinds of surgical techniques are used to stabilize an ankle with chronic sprains?7 years 36 weeks ago505
What's a "cuboid syndrome?" My daughter is a ballet dancer and off her feet with this problem. What can be done to treat it?4 years 14 weeks ago1644
What's the best treatment for a triplanar ankle fracture?1 year 47 weeks ago872
What's the difference between an ankle takedown and an ankle arthrodesis? My husband's surgeon used both these words when talking about an operation for his severe ankle arthritis.5 years 7 weeks ago529
When I had my total knee replacement done, the orthopedic surgeon put me on a blood thinner to help prevent clots. I'm facing possible surgery on my ankle now because of a fracture that healed wrong. Will they automatically put me on those blood thinners again? I really don't like to be taking anything like this.27 weeks 2 days ago196
When I watch some of these shows on TV that feature hip-hop and break dancers, I can't help but wonder how they learn those moves without hurting themselves. I've got a 14-year-old son who is big into hip-hop right now. Where would I take him if he ever injured himself?17 weeks 1 day ago102
When it comes to ankle sprains, how much is swelling related to ankle function?7 years 36 weeks ago533
Why is it necessary to have X-rays taken after a sprained ankle? Can't the doctor just examine the foot and see what's wrong?7 years 41 weeks ago549
Why is it taking longer for surgeons to find better ways to operate on ankles than on other joints like the knees and hips? I read that they don't like to do that smaller surgery where they use a camera and that this is only for the bigger joints.1 year 2 weeks ago235
Wow! I broke my ankle six weeks ago, and when they took the cast off, I could barely move my foot and ankle. Is this common?4 years 18 weeks ago775
X-rays of my right ankle show arthritis just on one side of the joint. I'd really like to keep training for a marathon but the pain is starting to get to me. I don't think fusing the joint is such a good idea. Can something else be done to fix the problem?2 years 6 weeks ago1228
Years ago I had to choose between an ankle fusion and an ankle replacement. The implants used in the replacement were fairly new and unpredictable. So I went with the fusion. I've always wondered if I made the right choice. What's the status of ankle replacement these days?32 weeks 2 days ago224
Years ago, I broke and dislocated my right ankle. Everything healed nicely at the time. But, now the pain from arthritis has really gotten to me. The surgeon recommends fusion of the two main joints. I forgot to ask if I'll need a brace or anything like that.2 years 2 weeks ago704
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