Paul Hodgson, consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Nuffield Health Cardiff & Vale Hospitals tells us about two of the surgical treatments for ankle arthritis – ankle replacement surgery and ankle fusion.

Ankle replacement surgery involves removing damaged parts of the ankle joint and replacing them with an artificial joint. It is an option when noninvasive treatments, such as physical therapy, have ...

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The NJR monitors the performance of hip, knee, ankle, elbow and shoulder joint replacement operations to improve clinical outcomes primarily for the benefit of patients, but also to support ...

Nuffield Health Cardiff & Vale Hospitals recently picked up a national award for the highest standards relating to patient safety. Signifying better care, the National Joint Registry’s Quality Data ...

Once disparaged as borderline quackery, the procedure — called ankle arthroplasty — is now used to treat arthritis For years, doctors discouraged patients from getting the total ankle replacement — ...