Ankle Fusion Surgery | Cliff's Story
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Published 2015-09-21
Ankle arthritis is degeneration of the cartilage that covers the ends of the bones that form the ankle joint. The goal of ankle fusion is to relieve pain and maintain or improve function for a patient with ankle arthritis.
The Penn Musculoskeletal Center is a team of doctors, nurses and physical therapists who take a whole-body approach to diagnosing and treating joints, muscles and bones. These experts work together as a seamless unit to provide a wide range of treatments, not just surgery.
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All Comments (15)
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I had a calcaneal/sub-talar fusion. It’s doing great. I’m 64 and powerlifting now. I can now leg press 900lbs with my fused ankle (and total knee replacement on the other leg). Go for it. BTW I did prehab first before the surgery.
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Thanks for the inspiring story. I am in horrible pain and think I will just get the fusion. I am missing out on so many activities. It’s a horrible thing and I can’t stand it any longer. I can’t even sleep. My family is sick of hearing about it. They say it’s all I talk about. I told them to put their hand on a hot skillet and have a conversation. Bet the pain would be all they would talk about. Ready to just tell my surgeon to do what he feels is best. That and lots of prayer. Wish me luck.
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Wonderful ending.
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This is not gonna stop me from achieving the life i want. My foot's been terrible at 30. It's smaller and weaker compared to my right and now my ankles are destroyed. Looking forward to getting a fusion soon, then i can live life as deemed
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I'm having this surgery Wednesday ty.
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Thanks for the encouraging video. I am scheduled for fusion in June 2107 and am looking for success stories. I currently play golf about twice a week and plan to get back to it ASAP.
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consider yourself lucky. i had partial ankle fusion because of arthritis. the screw going through my heel never healed properly and now i have half a foot that is permanently numb and if i'm on my feet to much or especially if i'm working off ladders all day my foot is killing me after about half a day and hurts until i get up in the morning to do it again. i wish i'd never had it done.
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Hi I have cronic pain in both my ankles between my Talus and Calcaneus. Thats the heel and main ankle bone. I'll still have full front to back flexibility but little or no sideways or rotation movement. The problem for me is, I spend a lot of time on rough ground, fishing and shooting so the choice is, for a life on pain killers ( that don't do your system any good ! ) with my ankles strapped up. or going for a partial fusion, a choice I've found difficult to make, as I'm sure many others have.
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Had an ankle fusion but it didn't unite..am experiencing soo much pain😭😭😭
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I have undergone ankle fusion in August 2017. 12 weeks now. Trying to walk with the support of walking stick.
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I had ankle fusion last december, its been 9 months now and the arthritis pain has gone but im still in pain where the fusion, pins are...;-(
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This is an amazing story, I'm having the same surgery done on 9/10/21. I can wait to not be in the amount of pain I'm in.
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They are using me even tried to break my ankle help using smells help
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why the hell do we have to have musak with everything? we can listen without that background crap.
