wound debridement advancements Wound care of the foot and ankle today has come a long ways from years back of wet to dry dressings. With the growth of wound care centers and limb preservation programs we are able to heal wounds quicker than ever before. As well the need for amputations of toes , feet and

Salvage of the failed total ankle replacement So you had a total ankle replacement , Things were going well. But then you felt crunching in the joint and the ankle feels unstable. Or you had an infection after the surgery and the ankle just doesn’t feel right. I have had patients come into my office

Ankle ligament Surgery repair success story Testimonial Joseph M came to my office last year with an old ankle injury. He used to be an avid runner and loved it. He would run 3 marathons a year. Until one day he stepped off a curb and felt a pop in the ankle. Joseph went on

Ankle Arthroscopy testimonial Jose is a patient of ours that was suffering from ankle pain for many years. He loved to play Basketball and ride his Felt road bike on the weekends. He had an ankle sprain 10 years ago and was told it’s not bad. But it never got better it always felt like

Toe fracture It’s three in the morning, and you need to go to the bathroom. You get up out of bed and didn’t bother turning in the lights. As you’re walking all groggy, “bam” a searing pain starts shooting through your toe. You stubbed your toe and Oh does that hurt, you think it’s nothing

Podiatry expert witness Expert witness testimony for podiatry and foot and ankle legal cases are important whether you are the plaintiff or the defendant.  One of the big misconceptions is that expert review is limited to malpractice situations. I have courtroom experience and deposition experience in many more situations that call for a foot and

Sesamoid fracture dancer testimonial Jill, who is a professional dancer came into my office 2 months ago and was in severe pain. The ball of her foot was killing her , particularly by the big toe. She was performing leaps and landed hard on her ball of her foot and felt an enormous amount of

Surfing Foot Injury Living near the ocean can be a lot of fun, particularly  with all the water sports one can participate in. In my podiatry practice we see many foot injuries, one that you may not think to be very common are foot injuries from surfing. I have had many surfers come in with

The diabetic Charcot foot is a very debilitating disease process for patients. However there are very exciting medical breakthroughs in the treatment of the disease. Diabetic Charcot foot is a highly missed diagnosis, It usually presents as a red hot swollen foot that is often confused with being a cellulitis or an abscess foot infection.

Runners toenails Running can be great exercise, one of the drawbacks of running is the multitude of foot injuries that can be associated with it. There are ankle sprains, plantar fasciitis, stress fractures of the foot and runners toenails, besides many other injuries. What is runners toenails , how do you get runners toenails and