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New ankle replacement device approved

courtesy of Health Central - Rhematoid Arthitis

Published 06/01/09

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new kind of ankle replacement, the Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement (STAR) system, for people whose ankle is deformed or crippled by arthritis. Read more

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