Doctor at Mercy Orthopedic Associates is an early adopter of innovative procedure Sonnin Dahl endured more than a year of pain before she had an ankle bone replaced at Mercy Regional Medical Center, ...

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Patient Specific Talus Spacer 3D-printed talus implant for humanitarian use. The Patient Specific Talus Spacer is the first in the world and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The talus connects the foot to the lower leg and is crucial for foot and ankle mobility, but it receives a low ...

DENVER (CBS4) - An EMT at Purgatory Resort is back on the ski slopes with new mettle, thanks to a revolutionary new metal implant. In November, Dee Dee Carlson had a bone in her ankle replaced with a ...

3D scan of a talus bone with the labeled measurements that can be used to determine the sex of sheep using AI-based algorithms. The new study could make it much easier for researchers to determine the ...

For the first 15 or so hours after Gracia Sylla woke up from surgery, she couldn’t feel her legs. She was scared and uncertain if the risk she had taken by having an unusual surgery involving a ...

The FDA has approved its first 3D-printed metal implant designed to replace the main bone in the ankle joint connecting the leg to the foot. The agency issued a green light to New Jersey-based ...

Osteochondritis dissecans occurs when a fragment of cartilage and underlying bone detach from the joint surface. When it affects the ankle, it can cause stiffness, pain, swelling, and reduced range of ...