The talus is the part ankle that allows the foot to move in all different directions. High impact injuries like falls, or traffic accidents can cause the talus bone to be fractured, and a high ...

The approval is supported by data from 31 patients and 32 talus replacement surgeries. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Patient Specific Talus Spacer (Additive Orthopaedics) for ...

Avascular necrosis or Osteonecrosis is death of a bone due to ischaemia or deficient blood supply. This can have serious consequences like degenerative changes and disabling osteoarthritis of the ...

The FDA has approved its first 3D-printed metal implant designed to replace the main bone in the ankle joint connecting the leg to the foot. The agency issued a green light to New Jersey-based ...

Loss of a blood supply does not condemn the fracture to a poor outcome. [30] Avascular bone is painless and does not prevent eventual union of the fracture. Symptoms arise when segmental collapse of ...

A 3D printed Talus bone implant made of titanium was used in a joint replacement surgery by Yashoda Hospitals in Hyderabad. Usually, such cases are managed by ankle joint fusion, which restricts ...

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Patient Specific Talus Spacer 3D-printed talus implant for humanitarian use. The Patient Specific Talus Spacer is the first in the world and ...

What Does Avascular Necrosis Affect? Also known as osteonecrosis, aseptic necrosis, or ischemic bone necrosis, this condition most commonly affects the hip. For other parts of the body, AVN can affect ...

Avascular necrosis refers to the death of bone tissue that stems from an interruption in its blood supply. The condition typically affects the ends of long bones at weight-bearing joints, with the hip ...