Each foot contains 26 bones, 33 joints, 107 ligaments and 19 muscles. The 52 bones in your feet make up about one quarter of all the bones in your body. Our feet are constantly stressed in our daily activities. Running results in 3-5 times your body weight being transferred through each foot. For an individual weighing 75kg, this equates to 225-375kg with each step! To accomplish this, the foot is designed to be a supple and accommodating structure when it strikes the ground that can transform into a rigid lever when you push off. This requires that a complex system works flawlessly throughout our lives. Seventy-five percent of people experience foot complaints at some point. A foot condition may be the first sign of a systemic illness or condition.
Procedures include:
Arthroscopic/keyhole surgery
Soft tissue procedures:
- Lateral ligament repair or reconstruction for instability
- Reconstruction of acute and chronic Achilles tendon ruptures
- Repair of insertional and non-insertional Achilles tendinopathies
- Tarsal tunnel and plantar fascia release
- Mortons neuroma surgery
Forefoot procedures:
- Hallux valgus/bunion surgery
- Toe deformity correction (claw/hammer/mallet/curly toes)
- Bunionette correction
- Sesamoidectomy
- Turf toe/plantar plate repair
- Rheumatoid forefoot reconstruction
Deformity correction:
- Pes planus / flatfoot reconstruction
- Pes cavus reconstruction
- Reconstruction of hindfoot and ankle deformities
- Reconstruction of midfoot deformities
Procedures for arthritis:
- Microfracture for osteochondral lesions
- Ankle fusion
- Total ankle replacement
- Hindfoot fusions
- Midfoot fusions
- Hallux MP fusion
Trauma:
- Management of ankle / hindfoot / midfoot / forefoot trauma