Foot and Ankle Injuries

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What to Know About Foot (and Ankle) Injuries
Our foot and ankle are an extremely complex
structure, and many common problems occur in this
area. Most people will suffer from foot and ankle
injuries in their lifetime. Feet and ankles how
the full body weight and cushion all impact when
walking, running, and jumping, it is not
surprising that foot and ankle injuries arise
with such frequency.
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Common Foot Ankle Procedures

• Toe Shortening
• Toe Lengthening (Brachymetatarsia)
• Cross Over Toe Correction
• Plantar Plate Repair
• Minimally Invasive Heel Spur
• Ankle Fracture Surgery
• Ankle Arthritis Surgery

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Toe Shortening
Long toe is an abnormally long toe that can be
straight or buckled. Over time, a straight long
toe can buckle itself and form a hammer toe. All
toes on the feet can be affected by this issue,
but the most commonly affected to is the 2nd one.
The toe(s) may become irritated, red, warm,
and/or swollen, with pain ranging from dull and
mild to severe and sharp. Pain is often made
worse by shoes, especially designs that crowd the
toes.
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Toe Lengthening (Brachymetatarsia)
A short Toe, also defined as a floating toe, is a
condition when there is a growth defect affecting
a bone in the foot creating a short toe. It can
affect all toes, the short fourth toe is most
commonly affected. The toe itself is usually
normal in length, but the bone the toe attaches
to in the arch (metatarsal bone) is short.
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Ankle Fracture Surgery
Ankle fracture is best treated with surgery, in
order to restore the alignment of the bones and
the ankle's stability. It can be range in
severity from a thin crack to a shattered or
crushed bone. Because we depend so heavily on the
intricate coordination of all the delicate bones
that make up our foots mechanisms, an injury
that might seem minor still needs to be taken
seriously.
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Ankle Arthritis Surgery
Ankle Arthritis is a condition where the ankle
joint cartilage degenerates and becomes eroded,
coarse, and stiff, with the potential to become
enlarged and full of bone spurs. The ankle joint
is responsible for up and down motion of the
foot, and is made up of two leg bones (tibia and
fibula) and one foot bone (talus). Ankle
arthritis can be painful and interferes with
everyday life.
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