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.