Southern California Orthopedic Institute

Faster recovery, increased satisfaction with arthroscopic ankle surgery

Published in Telemedicine Business Week, June 15th, 2005

Orthopedic surgeons reported the long-term success of arthroscopic surgery to fuse the ankle bones. The study shows that patients experience less pain and recover faster from this relatively new, less invasive technique than they do with traditional open surgery.

Ankle fusions are performed on patients experiencing severe ankle pain in daily activities when all conservative nonoperative treatments have failed. Ankle pain is caused by deterioration that can be due to arthritis of the joint, often from a previous injury that has damaged the joint, because of the wear and tear of everyday activities.

Richard Ferkel, MD, and Michael Hewitt, MD, of the...

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Source: Telemedicine Business Week (2005-06-15)

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