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Is there anything you can do to prevent ankle arthritis?
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Causation: To define treatment you must first define cause. Causes range frm rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, degenerative arthritis, post trauma arthritis, gout and the list goes on. To prevent? Pick a cause and then good luck!
Answered 4/10/2014
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Maybe: It depends on your past injuries to the area. If any type of injury has occurred then a brace may help support and provide some realignment to the joint. However, chances of arthritis developing greatly increase with any prior injury. Xray can be used to track progression of arthritis in the joint.
Answered 7/8/2015
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