Ankle Osteoarthritis ELFAH

Description: Osteoarthritis presents less commonly in the ankle than in other lower limb joints. This is, perhaps, surprising, as the stresses in the ankle are high and the joint surfaces area lower than in other joints. In the ankle OA is often, but not always, secondary.
Post-traumatic arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Primary osteoarthritis
Intra-articular disease (eg OCD)
Arthritis secondary to instability
Septic arthritis