A history of foot or ankle injury is a major risk factor for osteoarthritis in those joints among former soccer players in ...

Ankle arthritis causes inflammation in the ankle joint. It can make movement and daily tasks, like walking, uncomfortable. An ankle fusion helps by limiting movement, thus relieving ankle pain. Ankle ...

This review on joint aspiration and injection focuses on three common clinical problems: how to deal with 'dry taps', especially when a septic joint is suspected in the differential diagnosis; how to ...

A trimalleolar ankle fracture is when your ankle breaks in three separate places. Only 7% of all ankle breaks are trimalleolar ankle fractures. They are rare, and they are among the worst kinds of ...

Brett Favre is back as quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings, but can his surgically repaired left ankle withstand the rigors of a 20th NFL season? Favre, who received an injection of lubricant into ...

A high ankle sprain is an injury that damages the ligaments connecting the leg bones to the talus or ankle bone and calcaneus or heel bone. It may also involve damage to the tendons and muscles that ...