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After surgery the patients with osteonecrosis in the ankle with the hope there walk again?
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See below: You will be able to walk .It depends how much of the cartilage was involved for your future prognosis. Exercise strengthening weight-loss if applicable , activity modification glucosamine chondroitin sulfate. Check with your orthopedic surgeon.
Answered 12/1/2013
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Hope is : There. Actually, that is the goal.
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