Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 71-year-old woman presented to the clinic for evaluation of progressively worsening chronic left ankle pain at ...

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

Osteomyelitis is an infection in your bone. Osteomyelitis in your foot or ankle often develops because you have a wound on your foot that isn’t healing. You can develop osteomyelitis even if you can’t ...

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 ...

Total ankle replacement, or ankle arthroplasty, has increasingly been used in the last 15 years to treat crippling ankle arthritis as the surgical techniques and the materials used for prostheses have ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 75-year-old man presented to the ED with left ankle pain after a low-speed fall off a motorcycle that resulted ...

What Is Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction? The tendons in your body connect your bones to your muscles and extend along the joints to help you carry out bending movements. One such tendon is the ...

A 14-year-old is set to have his leg amputated after complaints of pain in his ankle led to him being diagnosed with an aggressive form of bone cancer. Alex Perry, from Boardman, Ohio, came home from ...

The subtalar joint is a complex joint in the foot. It is vital for walking, and helps people balance on uneven or rough ground. Damage can result from wear and tear or injuries. It may cause pain and ...