Vikings safety Harrison Smith’s season is in jeopardy after suffering a high ankle sprain in his left foot. The high ankle sprain is something that Smith has been dealing with for a couple of weeks. He suffered an initial sprain to his left ankle on November 20 against Arizona, but he continued to play through […]
5 Tips For Helping Someone With A Broken Ankle
Your feet are essential in helping you get from one place to another, so it’s easy to see how activities can be hindered if you suffer a severe injury to your feet and ankles. Severe ankle sprains can happen at any point throughout the year, but most Minnesotans don’t yet have their “winter legs” beneath […]
Total Ankle Replacement Cheaper In Outpatient Surgery Centers
New research presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeons Annual Meeting suggests that total ankle replacement operations performed at outpatient ambulatory surgical centers offered significant cost savings compared to inpatient facilities. “Performing total ankle replacement in ambulatory surgery centers is cost-effective,” said Christopher E Gross, MD, in an interview with Orthopedics Today. “We encourage […]
Unstable Ankle Fractures In The Elderly – A Case For Casting
New research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that for some elderly patients with unstable ankle fractures, a below-the-knee cast with minimal padding may produce similar outcomes as surgical fixation. “Close contact casting was delivered successfully for most participants, substantially reducing the number of patients requiring invasive surgical procedures at the […]
Do After-Hours Surgeries Carry More Risks?
New research that examined the 30-day survival rate of patients who underwent surgeries at different times of the day suggests that patients are more likely to die as a result of the operation if it takes place at night as opposed to surgeries performed during regular daytime hours. The results were based on the 30-day […]
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