Foot & Ankle Care at Vermont Orthopaedic Clinic

If you’re having foot or ankle problems, our highly trained and experienced physicians are here to help .

At Vermont Orthopaedic Clinic, we know that foot or ankle pain can affect your ability to walk, run, or stand. Whether you’re experiencing a sports injury, arthritis, or another foot or ankle condition, we offer the most advanced treatment options to help you get back on your feet.

Foot and Ankle Conditions We Treat

Our board certified orthopedic doctors can treat a wide range of foot and ankle problems. These include:

  • Sprains and fractures
  • Injuries to the tendons or cartilage
  • Problems caused by arthritis

We also treat conditions such as:

  • Bone spurs (bumps of extra bone)
  • Deformities like hammer toe
  • Gout (inflammatory arthritish)
  • Turf toe (an overextension of the ligament in the big toe)
  • Bunions (a lump on the big toe)
  • Morton’s neuroma (a pinched nerve in the foot)
  • Posterior impingement of the ankle (a condition that usually affects dancers)
  • Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesions

Diagnosising Foot and Ankle Conditions

Your feet and ankles are a complicated web of bones, ligaments, tendons, and muscles. If you’re experiencing foot or ankle pain, our experts will give you a thorough examination to find out the cause.

Your doctor may ask you questions about:

  • When and where your foot and ankle pain is happening
  • Your medical history and any injuries you’ve had
  • Your lifestyle (like what sports you play or what you do for work)

Your doctor may also order diagnostic imaging tests to create a picture of your foot or ankle. These may include:

  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • X-Ray
  • Ultrasound

Arthroscopy of the Ankle

If your foot or ankle has serious damage, your doctor may recommend ankle replacement surgery. Your foot and ankle surgeon will use a minimally invasive technique called arthroscopic surgery . During arthroscopic surgery, your surgeon will insert a tiny camera on a thin tube into a small incision in your foot or ankle. This camera will send a video of the surgery to a television screen that will help your surgeon guide the instruments.

Treatment for Foot and Ankle Pain

Once doctors find out the cause of your foot or ankle problem, the experts at Vermont Orthopaedic Clinic will help you develop a treatment plan. Depending on the cause of your pain, your treatment could include non-surgical care, surgery, or an ankle replacement.

Nonsurgical Care

If you need nonsurgical treatment for your foot or ankle pain, you may receive:

  • Physical therapy to increase strength and mobility
  • Occupational therapy exercises to help you get back to your daily activities
  • Taping, casting, or splinting to keep your foot in the correct position so it can heal
  • Custom supports (orthotics), such as foot pads, shoe inserts, and ankle braces to help support your foot or ankle

Injections or medications to reduce pain and swelling

Surgical Care

If your condition is serious or if nonsurgical treatments don’t help, foot or ankle surgery may be the best option. Rutland Regional’s experienced foot and ankle surgeons have credentials from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and are skilled at the most up-to-date surgical techniques.

Types of foot and ankle surgeries we offer include:

  • Fracture repair, to repair fractures with screws, metal plates, and rods
  • Achilles tendon injury repair, to reconnect the two ends of a ruptured tendon with stiches
  • Articular cartilage removal or repair, to treat arthritis
  • Arthrodesis, to fuse the bones of a joint together to treat severe arthritis
  • Plantar fascia release, to cut the plantar fascia ligament and remove bone spurs

Contact Vermont Orthopaedic Clinic

For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call us at 800.625.2937.

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