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Billings, Montana-born Ashley Kyle Miller has been dancing since she was 5 years old. She moved to New York City to jumpstart her career in dancing, where she would perform in many off-Broadway and regional productions, rolling her ankle occasionally along the way. A year ago, she rolled it again, while visiting family in Montana. This time was different. This time, it didn’t click back into place, and she was in pain.
E-Mail May 19, 2021 - For patients with severe arthritis of the ankle, total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) provides better long-term function than ankle arthrodesis (AA), reports a study in "Both established treatments for end-stage ankle arthritis are effective at pain relief and improved patient-reported outcomes," according to the research by Bruce Sangeorzan MD, and colleagues at the University of Washington and VA Puget Sound Health Care System. "However, it appears TAA leads to greater improvement in most patient-reported outcome measures at 48 months after surgery." Study adds to evidenc...