Doctor at Mercy Orthopedic Associates is an early adopter of innovative procedure Sonnin Dahl endured more than a year of pain before she had an ankle bone replaced at Mercy Regional Medical Center, ...

The approval is supported by data from 31 patients and 32 talus replacement surgeries. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Patient Specific Talus Spacer (Additive Orthopaedics) for ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — New technology gave a man his life back after an old ankle injury came back to haunt him. Shaka Robinson learned to live with pain after an accident 20 years ago. “I fell out of a ...

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Patient Specific Talus Spacer 3D-printed talus implant for humanitarian use. The Patient Specific Talus Spacer is the first in the world and ...

The FDA has approved its first 3D-printed metal implant designed to replace the main bone in the ankle joint connecting the leg to the foot. The agency issued a green light to New Jersey-based ...

For the first 15 or so hours after Gracia Sylla woke up from surgery, she couldn’t feel her legs. She was scared and uncertain if the risk she had taken by having an unusual surgery involving a ...

DENVER (CBS4) - An EMT at Purgatory Resort is back on the ski slopes with new mettle, thanks to a revolutionary new metal implant. In November, Dee Dee Carlson had a bone in her ankle replaced with a ...

In January, podiatrist Dr. Mica Murdoch performed a total ankle replacement with a talus bone made from a 3D printer. In January, podiatrist Dr. Mica Murdoch performed a total ankle replacement with a ...

The talus bone is a bone in your ankle located towards the top part of the back of your foot. It serves as a perch for the tibia and holds the weight of your entire body. The talus is considered a ...

LAS VEGAS — In this video, Phob Ganokroj, MD, of Bangkok, discusses a study done at The Steadman Philippon Research Institute in which talus osteochondral allografts converted off-track Hill-Sachs ...

Your hands and feet are made up of dozens of little bones that all work together to allow you to perform everyday activities. If just one of these bones is injured or damaged, regular tasks can become ...