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Total Ankle Replacement With No Metal

MedicalNewsToday.com

Article Date: 25 Jun 2008 - 2:00 PDT

Patients suffering from severe arthritis now have an option for total

ankle replacement that offers increased mobility and pain relief

without permanent metal implants. Pioneered by K. Lee, D.P.M.,

F.A.C.F.A.S., at UC San Diego Medical Center, this technique is the

first in the U.S to offer arthritis sufferers a non-metal, biological

ankle replacement.

" Up until now, patients have had two options for replacing their ankle

joints: metal implants or fusion of the joints, " said Lee, director of

foot and ankle surgery at UCSD Medical Center. " Now there is an option

that actually restores the ankle with an FDA-approved biologic

material that is similar to the collagen found in cartilage. "

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