The ankle joint is a complex junction of three bones known as the fibula, tibia, and talus. The tibia is commonly referred to as the shin bone, while the fibula is the thinner lower leg bone adjacent ...

comminuted fracture of the lateral tubercle of the posterior talar process. Ultimately, the arthroscopically assisted reduction and internal fixation resulted in successful fracture healing. In this ...

Though symptoms may not directly correlate with X-ray evidence of osteoarthritis, it is typical for a doctor to order X-rays of a painful joint. There are certain ... z Carol Eustice is a writer who ...

Fractures of the body of the talus encompass a wide variety of injuries and account for over 25% of all injuries to the talus. [22] No classification scheme categorizes them with clinical ...

The recommended methods of achieving fixation for a knee arthrodesis following a failed knee replacement include external fixation or internal fixation using an intramedullary nail or plate.

No matter your age, vocation, level of sportiness or activity, joint pain can slowly creep in and affect your knees, hips, spine, arms, neck or hands on a daily basis. The word ‘arthritis ...

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Correspondence to: Dr. Kentaro Watanabe, Chief of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital, 4-66 Shonen-cho, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya 454-8502, Japan. Tel: (+81) 52-652-7711, Fax: ...