Patient Receives World’s First All-Plastic Ankle Implant

A 71-year-old patient with a lifelong allergy to metal has undergone the world’s first all-plastic total ankle replacement surgery. The procedure was successfully performed at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. X-rays showed that Margaret “Meghan” Lembesis of Washington Grove, MD, had little to no cartilage remaining in…

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