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 puts the ankle at risk for arthritis. Almost half of people in their 60s and 70s have arthritis of the ankle, foot or both.

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.

Many people with psoriatic arthritis will experience symptoms in their feet. This can lead to swollen toes, pitted nails, ...

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.

Advocates are concerned a nationwide shortage of paediatric rheumatologists puts children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...