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Ankle Injuries and Disorders

Health information topics about Ankle Injuries and Disorders:

Clinical Trials

    1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Ankle Injuries
    National Institutes of Health
    http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D016512&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

    1. Ankle Problems
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/543.xml

    2. Arthrography: (Joint X-Ray)
    American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America
    http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/arthrography.htm

Directories

    1. Find an Orthopaedist
    American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
    http://www6.aaos.org/memdir/public/memdir.asp

    2. Find a Physician (Podiatrist)
    American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
    http://www.footphysicians.com/search.php

Organizations

    1. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeleta

    http://www.niams.nih.gov/

    2. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society

    http://www.aofas.org/

    3. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

    http://www.aaos.org/

Overviews

    1. Foot and Ankle
    American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
    http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=100&topcategory=Foo...

Related Issues

    1. Joint and Soft Tissue Injections
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/774.xml

Specific Conditions

    1. Broken Ankle
    American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
    http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=169&topcategory=Foo...

    2. Achilles Tendon
    American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
    http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=124&topcategory=Foo...

    3. Achilles Tendon Rupture
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00160

    4. Ankle Sprains: Healing and Preventing Reinjury
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/010.xml

    5. Stress Fractures of the Foot and Ankle
    American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
    http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=367&topcategory=Foo...

    6. Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle
    American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
    http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=332&topcategory=Foo...

    7. Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle
    American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
    http://www.footcaremd.com/fc_a_arthritis.html

    8. Chronic Lateral Ankle Pain
    American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
    http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=337&topcategory=Foo...

Treatment

    1. Promising Surgical Techniques Heal Ankle Fractures
    American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
    http://www.acfas.org/pressreleases/prheelfractures.html

    2. Foot and Ankle Injuries
    American Podiatric Medical Association
    http://www.apma.org/s_apma/doc.asp?CID=371&DID=9412


 

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