Brachymetatarsia is a congenital condition that results in one having a shortened metatarsal bone in the foot. Cosmetically the foot will appear with a shortened toe. Commonly it occurs on the 4th toe in which the 4th toe is shorter than the 3rd and fifth toe. Brachymetatarsia occurs more in females than males. It can

MRSA Foot Infection MRSA is a staph bacteria that is resistant to the usual antibiotics that treat staph. This is now in the news due to the recent infection that the tight end of the New York Giants, Daniel Fells is dealing with . He has undergone already 7 surgeries to save his foot. At this

Ankle Subchondroplasty           Ankle Subchondroplasty is a technique to repair microfractures and bone marrow edema of the ankle. This technique is appropriate for repair of microfractures and bone marrow edema of the bones of the foot as well. Subchondroplasty is a great procedure for people that have bone marrow defects of bones

Ankle ligament surgery testimonial Below is a email sent to me by a patient that had ankle ligament reconstructive surgery one year ago. She had ankle instability and was constantly spraining her ankle until she could not get into shoes anymore . Below is her letter printed with her permission. Ankle ligament surgery testimonial Dr

Diabetic Charcot Foot repair Diabetic Charcot Foot can be a devastating disease. It is many times misdiagnosed as an infection. I had a patient that was treated for an infection and he showed up to my office for a second opinion and with an x ray is was an obvious Diabetic Charcot Foot. The foot

flatfoot surgery When Choosing a doctor to treat flatfoot it is important to make sure to try many non surgical treatments prior to choosing surgery. However sometimes non surgical treatments such as physical therapy , orthotics and different types of shoes fail in giving relief to your pain. Then you need to decide can you

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

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