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Podiatric Foot and Ankle Surgery
Podiatric surgery is surgery performed on the foot, ankle, or lower leg by highly qualified podiatric surgeons who are trained specifically to deal with these problems. The problems may result from birth defects, heredity, trauma, arthritis, physical stress, improper shoes, muscle and joint imbalances, and even the hard surfaces on which you walk.
Podiatric surgery differs from other surgical procedures because of the special characteristics and functions of the lower extremity. In addition to supporting your weight, the foot is subjected to repeated abuse with each step. Preserving the best function possible is the goal of podiatric surgery.
Our patients and their loved ones can rest assured knowing that Weston’s Podiatric resources include:
- physicians who have been Board Certified in Podiatry
- nursing personnel experienced in caring for patients with a variety of podiatric conditions and needs
- state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic equipment including minimally invasive endoscopic instrumentation
- procedures that ensure patient safety
Some of the common podiatric procedures that patients turn to the Surgical Center for include:
- Ankle ligament stabilization and fusions
- Arthroscopy ankle, foot and toes
- Bunionectomy
- Calcaneal osteotomy
- Debridement of osteomyelitis
- Digital amputations / fusions
- Excision of soft tissue tumors / foreign bodies /ganglion / lesions / benign tumor / bone spurs / sesamoids / sinus tarsi contents
- Excision of Morton’s neuroma / nail plate / nevus / verruca
- Exostectomy of tarsal bone
- Extensor or flexor lengthening or tenotomy
- Fusion of midtarsal joint
- Fusion of the tarsal metatarsal joint
- I&D of abscess superficial or deep
- Metatarsal head osteotomy / resections / joint fusion / joint implant
- Open or closed reduction internal fixation of fractures
- Osteotomy of metatarsals / Midfoot
- Plantar fascial release
- Extra corporeal shockwave therapy
- Skin flaps / skin grafts
- Syndactylization / Desyndactylization
- Tendon repairs / lengthening / transfers
- Triple arthrodesis
Weston’s doctors and nurses are expert with these and many more podiatric procedures.
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