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 ...

For elderly patients with unstable ankle fractures, a molded, below-knee cast with minimal padding produces similar functional outcomes and fewer drawbacks associated with surgical fixation, according ...

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 ...

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 ...

A posterior malleolus fracture is a break on the lower back side of the shin bone. Ankle surgery is often required to fix a posterior malleolus fracture, and recovery may take months. There were ...

Lawsuit alleges physician failed to surgically treat ankle fracture, prescribed physical therapy, and misled patient to conceal the error. SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED ...