Doctors classify ankle arthritis based on the extent of cartilage damage. The most severe stage of ankle arthritis is end-stage arthritis, which occurs when you have almost no cartilage in your ankle ...

X-rays will show if the joint space between the bones in the ankle is getting narrow from wear-and-tear arthritis. If rheumatoid arthritis is suspected, blood tests and an MRI may be ordered.

As you age, the combination of stress and complex joint anatomy puts the ankle at risk for arthritis. Almost half of people in their 60s and 70s have arthritis of the ankle, foot or both.

As you can see, joint arthritis in the ankle can lead to specific problems, namely those related to loss of motion and those related to ancillary joint problems (substitutions) In some cases, an ...

X-rays will show if the joint space between the bones in the ankle is getting narrow from wear-and-tear arthritis. If rheumatoid arthritis is suspected, blood tests and an MRI may be ordered.

As you age, the combination of stress and the complex joint anatomy put the ankle at risk for arthritis. Almost half of people in their 60s and 70s have arthritis of the ankle, foot or both.

Fusing the ankle at one time was the only surgical option to treat end-stage ankle arthritis. While ankle fusion relieves joint pain, it sacrifices ankle function by eliminating motion.

Doctors reset the bone, but it was never quite the same. "Because of all those years, 40-50 years of her walking on a little bit mal-aligned leg, over time the ankle joint was worn down." ...

For patients with severe arthritis of the ankle, total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) provides better long-term function than ankle arthrodesis (AA), reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint ...

A physician discusses an ankle injury with a patient in Lawrence, Kan. Arthritis isn't always from the wear and tear of getting older — younger people get it after suffering knee or ankle injuries.

By contrast, ankle arthritis is almost never from normal wear. Its most common cause is post-traumatic, typically from an ankle fracture that may have occurred 20 years ago, or just 2 years ago.

Psoriatic arthritis can affect any joint in the feet, from the metatarsal joints to the ankle and beyond, so you might have foot pain in multiple areas with the condition, according to Alice ...