Foot and ankle surgeries are procedures to treat foot and ankle conditions. You may need surgery if other treatment options haven’t helped. At University of Utah Health, our foot and ankle surgeons ...

It’s important to refrain from walking in the weeks after ankle surgery. It may take a year to fully recover depending on your surgeon’s instructions and the amount of repair work involved. Studies ...

Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is a type of surgery used to repair broken bones that need to be put back together. During the surgery, some form of hardware is used to hold the bone in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results showed no association between early weight-bearing and major complications after open reduction and ...

Complications may arise after ankle surgery that may prolong the healing process. Some experience nerve damage or other effects. Ankle surgery is a type of treatment that doctors may recommend if you ...

Postsurgical nerve damage can occur for various reasons, including misdiagnosis, surgical error, and scar tissue formation. Common signs of postoperative nerve damage include tingling, numbness, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Results presented here showed no differences in patient-reported outcome measures in terms of total ...

Wearing a cast for six weeks appears to be no less effective than surgery for healing unstable ankle fractures and carries fewer treatment related harms, finds a clinical trial from Finland published ...

Johnson & Johnson’s JNJ wholly-owned orthopedics company, DePuy Synthes, recently announced the launch of TriLEAP Lower Extremity Anatomic Plating System, a comprehensive system with low-profile, ...