Background: The effect on clinical safety of dampening articular mechanoreceptor feedback at the ankle is unknown. Injection of the ankle joint for pain control may result in such dampening. Athletes ...

A history of foot or ankle injury is a major risk factor for osteoarthritis in those joints among former soccer players in ...

Ankle fusion surgery — also known as ankle arthrodesis — is a common surgical procedure for treating end stage ankle arthritis. Recovery takes several months, but various factors can influence healing ...

1 Sports Medicine/Athletic Training Research Laboratory, Department of Human Services, University of Virginia, PO Box 400407, 210 Emmet Street, South, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4407, USA 2 Sports ...