Cartilage damage to the ankle joint is different from cartilage damage to the knee or hip joint often caused by accidents. Young people are often victims of cartilage damage, which over the years to increasing pain at the ankle joint and can lead to an ankle osteoarthritis may develop.
Can heal injuries to the ankle only partially. Usually the result of the leg axis misalignments, tape damage or muscle-tendon injuries. The consequences of these events are only many years later to recognize.
An analysis of joints with wear on the ankle, there is often the consequences of the injury incurred years ago. This is important for the prediction of the planned therapy steps.

The ankle joint reflection and modern imaging techniques now facilitate the analysis of damage in the ankle and have spawned new treatments. Early recognition of causes mild pain in the ankle joint is responsible for a specific application need.

For ongoing Sprungelenkes of osteoarthritis is often a fusion operation. This is a significant movement and also a strain of the adjacent joints through the amended motion. Despite these glaring drawbacks appeared stiffening operation as a method of choice because of the hitherto only partially satisfactory results with the use of artificial ankle.

The design has now evolved significantly with the objective of long-term results.

The joint partners of the upper ankle ligaments are kept. Due to a violation of these bands, most of the outer side bands (the typical Umknicken, a multi-movement (instability) of the ankle.