Karen Navarro of La Plata, Maryland, suffered from increasing pain in her right ankle for more than 20 years, which eventually kept her from her favorite outdoor activities such as softball, attending car shows and working in her yard. Exhausted from the pain, she went to see her primary care doctor, who referred her to Dr. Steven Neufeld of The Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Center in Falls Church, Virginia.

Dr. Neufeld recommended a total ankle replacement and replaced Karen’s right ankle on Oct. 14, 2015, with the INFINITY® Total Ankle System. The procedure has allowed Karen to get back to enjoying the outdoors and going to the gym regularly. She is also looking forward to an active retirement at the end of 2016. From Dr. Neufeld’s experience with Karen and other patients, he believes the surgery is life-changing and gives patients the opportunity to live without foot and ankle pain.

The opinions of Dr. Neufeld and Karen Navarro are theirs alone and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Wright Medical.

Any results are specific to this particular individual only. Individual results and activity levels after surgery vary and depend on many factors including age, weight and prior activity level. There are risks and recovery times associated with surgery and there are certain individuals who should not undergo surgery.