Latest Techniques in Joint Replacement: The Anterior Hip Approach for Relieving Pain
May 23, 2012
Join Dr. Bowers as he explains the most current technology in Total Hip Replacements and how it can relieve joint pain caused by arthritis…
| Transfibular Ankle Fusion, is performed to repair a severely arthritic ankle joint. A Tucson Orthopaedic Institute Foot & Ankle surgeon removes damaged arthritic cartilage and bone, and then re-positions the ankle joint to its proper alignment. The ankle is stabilized and over time, the tibia, fibula and talus fuse together so that the ankle joint no longer moves up and down but still keeps side-to-side motion. To view this procedure, click on the video below. |