2. Plantar Flexion (Pointing the foot downward, moving the foot away from the shin): This course describes the anatomy of the ankle bones and ankle joints. This includes the talocrural joint, also ...

New anatomic structure in the ankle joint described by a team of researchers could explain why many ankle injuries produce chronic pain. New study identifies a ligament in the lateral side of the ...

Surgery to cure the pain of ankle arthritis used to involve a 5in incision, a hammer, a chisel, and three months of painful rehabilitation in plaster.But today the keyhole procedure is somewhat more ...

Arthritis is a general term for a group of more than 100 diseases. It can involve inflammation and swelling in and around your joints and the nearby soft tissue. With many kinds of arthritis, your ...

People use the words “sprain” and “strain” almost interchangeably, to describe everything from a twisted ankle to a pulled hamstring. But they’re not the same. A sprain is a stretch or tear in a ...

The Toledo Blade: Darin Croft, professor of anatomy, explained why adults have nearly 100 fewer bones than when they were born. “People are surprised that babies have more bones and adults have fewer, ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In2Bones Global, Inc. today announces clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market the Quantum™ Total Ankle. This new total ankle replacement system ...

Research by Toyota's Collaborative Safety Research Center reveals women suffer more severe ankle injuries than men in vehicle crashes. It doesn’t matter what shoes female drivers are wearing—flats, ...