Ankle Replacement, Ankle Revision Surgery

Ankle Pain? It could be arthritis!

Prior ankle injuries is the most common cause of ankle arthritis.

Do you have:

• Swelling and pain in the ankle?
• Joint stiffness?
• Trouble bearing weight while walking?
• A previous ankle fracture or any ankle injury?

70-75% of arthritic ankles that require ankle replacement surgery are post-traumatic in nature. Meaning, an ankle injury initially healed, but later developed into arthritis. Post-traumatic arthritis can develop decades after an injury, or even just a few years later. Ankle arthritis can also develop with the wear-and-tear of aging, particularly for females over the age of 55.

Ankle arthritis can also develop with the wear-and-tear of aging.

Total Ankle Replacement Surgery

Total ankle replacement, or total ankle arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure that replaces a deformed or arthritic ankle joint with a specialized metallic implant. Ankle replacements can help people who have had chronic ankle pain return to daily activities and experience less pain.

Have you Experienced a Problem with a Past Ankle Surgery from Another Surgeon?

Complications with prior total ankle replacements can be treated at Shasta Ortho Foot & Ankle Institute which includes revision total ankle surgery.

Ankle Revisions: Foot and Ankle Specialists at Shasta Orthopaedics

As total joint arthroplasty is a complex procedure, sometimes complications do arise. Patients who have had complications with prior total ankle replacement surgeries can come to the ankle specialists at Shasta Ortho for revision surgery. Led by Foot and Ankle Surgeon, Dr. Jason Nowak, DPM, FACFAS, the Shasta Ortho Foot & Ankle Institute includes a team of foot and ankle specialists who perform revision total ankle arthroplasty as well as total ankle replacement surgeries. Dr. Nowak, is the only board-certified reconstructive rear foot and ankle surgeon in the North State.