Subject: Re: 20 year old 5 years with JRA currently osteo in ankle
hi Elizabeth , fell sorry for you , dont think of it as osteo as any arthritis with that amount of damage is the same ankles are complicated joints , the main ankle joint can be replaced , they have improved it with http://www.staranklereplacement.com/ , you need a realy good consultant regardless what you have done to it what you need to find out is it the main ankle joint or the small joints in the lower ankle/heel which cant be replaced & have to be fused , they can give you injections into these joints under xray to find out , myself had triple ankle fusion on both ankles (Triple arthrodesis is the opperation) & at some point need both main ankles fused you could ask them to make a ankle support which will help short term & will then find out what its like to have the joint immobilized , only warning I would give is that I left one of my ankles to long before getting it fused & you can get a lot more complication with it
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