We tend to think of our bones as solid, unchanging support structures inside our bodies, but a recent study from the ...

Wearing shoes seems to affect the density and volume of a spongy network within a bone in our ankles, which could affect the validity of previous research into the evolution of walking ...

When walking, the ankle lifts the toes and pushes off the ground. Because it tilts both inward and outward, it may feel as if ...

The evolution of ankle and foot bones into different shapes and sizes helped mammals adapt and thrive after the extinction of the dinosaurs, a study suggests. The evolution of ankle and foot bones ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results showed bone quality was abnormal in ankle arthritis on the affected side. However, bone quality was ...

A posterior malleolus fracture is a break on the lower back side of the shin bone. Ankle surgery is often required to fix a posterior malleolus fracture, and recovery may take months. There were ...

The FDA granted Additive’s talus spacer implant a humanitarian use exemption, offered for devices aimed at conditions that affect fewer than 8,000 people annually. (Andrew Harnik, Associated Press) ...

The ankle is complex, composed of multiple bones, muscles, ligaments, and joints. As a result, it can be injured in many ways, including fractures, twists, sprains, and strains. One type of sprain, a ...

Last year I got a hairline fracture in the ankle of my right leg. The doctor said that the layer on some parts of the bones have been damaged and it is a class 3 sprain. I put POP for 3 weeks at that ...