Here are three notes:
1. The 40-year-old woman who received the replacement had suffered with ankle pain for years.
2. Dr. Abben focuses on Achilles tendon injuries, arthritis of foot and ankle and arthroscopic ankle surgery.
3. He has completed fellowship training at Kaiser Permanente in Atlanta.
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