DISEASE. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DISCOVERED A BREAKTHROUGH WAY TO CONDUCT TOTAL ANKLE REPLACEMENT SURGERY. THE PROCEDURE IS CALLED ZIMMER BIOMET. TRABECULAR METAL TOTAL ANKLE REPLACEMENT. IT’S A ...

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Then, he was referred to Dr. Phil Basile, chief of podiatric surgery at Mount Auburn Hospital. Basile to0k a look at Mello's X-rays and suggested a total ankle replacement.

Then you have a metal piece in what's in the tail end." X-rays helped capture the scope of the surgery, as a technician pointed to the image saying, "this is the stem, the titanium stem that actually ...

Dr. Donley helped design and win FDA approval for Salto Talaris Anatomic Ankle, a new total ankle replacement that mimics the anatomy and movement of a natural ankle joint.

“Patients undergoing total ankle replacement surgery will obtain the majority of the improvement in range of motion [ROM] and function at 6 months following surgery but continue to improve for ...

Half had total ankle replacement, while the other half had ankle fusion surgery. The researchers compared the two procedures, finding that both significantly improved patients' quality of life.

Better ankle replacements are helping those slowed by joint trouble step up to life’s challenges. For Jim Guido, short walks used to be tough. He said he would have a lot of pain.

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But ankle pain made playing impossible two years ago. Jim turned to total ankle replacement surgery with ORA Orthopedics in Bettendorf in August 2016.

EMIL THEN HE WENT TO A DOCTOR WHO TOOK A LOOK AT THE X-RAYS AND SUGGESTED A TOTAL ANKLE REPLACEMEN AREAS -- REPLACEMENT. HE SAYS ANGLE REPLACEMENT SURGERY IS NOT NEW, BUT THE IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY ...