Ankle Joint Replacements - What a GP Needs to Know PatientPlus

Description: Ankle joint replacement is at a more experimental stage than the well-established replacement operations for hip and knee joints. Whereas the hip is a ball in socket joint and the knee is fundamentally a hinge joint, the ability of the ankle and forefoot to flex, extend, invert and evert makes is a complex joint. These actions are necessary to be able to walk over uneven ground.