by Vince Vacketta, DPM The extent of activity limitations after a TAA is not fully understood. We are aware of activities to avoid, such...

by Vince Vacketta, DPM Another retrospective comparative study has been published, this time using a German insurance database to...

In 2021, Paget et al. published a study in JAMA Network that involved a randomized clinical trial with 100 patients comparing the...

Debilitating ankle osteoarthritis (OA) affects a broad demographic of patients. Considerations for procedure selection between AA and TAA...

A core principle in major joint arthroplasty is achieving immediate and stable fixation of the implant. This principle also applies to...

Gregory Lundeen was the foot and ankle surgeon who first described medial malleolar fractures (MMF) in the context of total ankle...

A new meta-analysis includes a review of contemporary literature comparing open and arthroscopic ankle fusions. A total of 13 studies...

by Vince Vacketta, DPM The importance of restoring the native joint line has been well studied in TKA. As surgeons continue to work to...

There is much is to be discovered concerning cysts and total ankle arthroplasty, but we do know is that cysts may lead to aseptic...

Some patients report poor health-related quality of life after undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA). Gustafsson et al. conducted a...

Apoptosis refers to planned cell death and is critical for body homeostasis by eliminating harmful cells. In musculoskeletal medicine, it...

The world watched Tiger Woods limp off the golf course after setting his 36th record at Augusta National. This time the record was making...

Few topics in the foot and ankle space have allured as much attention as the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis. Until recently, the...

Some may suggest that there is a paradigm shift from traditional plate and screw (PS) fixation for ankle fractures to intramedullary...

In a small 10-patient study, Timothy R. Daniels et al. compared patients living with an ankle fusion on one side and a TAR on the other....

Demand has continued to increase for Total Ankle Arthroplasty (TAA) among patients and surgeons alike, as the popularity and indications...

There is nothing like syndesmotic injuries to inspire debate between the orthopedic trauma and foot and ankle communities. Screw...

By the end of 2022, statistics project there will be 1 billion wearable devices worldwide. While there are many reasons to wear such a...

Distraction Arthroplasty (DA) is an alternative for select patients in the treatment of ankle osteoarthrosis. Distraction offloads the...

By Derek Felici Medartis recently acquired Nextremity Solutions to expand its footprint in the foot and ankle implant space. Already a...