my dad needs a new ankle do they just put them in or was your's just a repair?
For mine it was a repair of sorts - plan A as the doc calls it. Basically cleaning it up and micro-fracture. If this doesn't work - plan B. Taking an entire section of dead bone and cartilage out, replacing with donor of both. Long recovery. Bottom line is that doctor won't do hip replacement until the ankle is stable. Sucks...