A compound fracture of my left ankle 25 years ago led to an initial repair that left me with bone on bone as you Eelpoutguy now live with. 25 years ago the only choice to end the pain was to have the ankle fused. Since then I have lived a fairly normal life as I was able to walk without pain, even continued downhill skiing. When I asked my orthopedic doc about skiing he said it was risky business but if it were him he’d stick to the groomed runs. While the skiing led to a broken tibia and fibula of the same leg 20 years later after not following the groomer advice, the ankle is still 100% solid and pain free. However the skies are history after I turned 70. Only down side of the fused ankle was not being able to run. If I were in your shoes today, I’d go for a bionic ankle for sure. Best of luck!
November 22, 2024 at 7:25 pm
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