What is Posterior Impingement? Posterior ankle impingement syndrome causes posterior ankle pain. It typically occurs in a position of forced plantar flexion (foot pointing downwards). This form of ankle pain may occur with an acute onset such as a traumatic... Read more about Posterior Impingement / Os Trigonum / Trigonal Process »
Tarsal Coalition
A tarsal coalition is an abnormal connection between two or more tarsal (hindfoot or back of the foot) bones and can be classified into osseous (boney), cartilaginous (synchondrosis), or fibrous (syndesmosis). This union may be partial or complete and the... Read more about Tarsal Coalition »
Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar Fasciitis: What is it and how is it treated? When your first few steps out of bed in the morning cause severe pain in the heel of your foot, you may have plantar fasciitis (fashee-EYE-tiss). It’s an overuse injury... Read more about Plantar Fasciitis »
Hind Foot Arthritis
Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the United States. It can occur at any age, and literally means “pain within a joint.” As a result, arthritis is a term used broadly to refer to a number of different... Read more about Hind Foot Arthritis »
Midfoot Arthitis
What is Tarsometatarsal Arthrodesis? This surgery fuses or glues together (arthrodesis) some of the small joints in the middle of the foot. Because this area of the foot has very little motion normally, the fusion of these joints typically does... Read more about Midfoot Arthitis »
Subtalar Arthritis
What is Subtalar Arthritis? Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the United States. It can occur at any age, and literally means “pain within a joint.” As a result, arthritis is a term used broadly to refer to... Read more about Subtalar Arthritis »
Rheumatoid Deformity and Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic disease that attacks multiple joints throughout the body. About 90% of the people with rheumatoid arthritis eventually develop symptoms related to the foot or ankle. Usually, symptoms appear in the toes and forefeet first,... Read more about Rheumatoid Deformity and Arthritis »
Posterior Tibial Tendon Injury
Postoperative recovery Weight-bearing is restricted for between 2 and 6 weeks, depending on the procedures performed. In order to prevent weight-bearing, crutches, a walker, a wheelchair, or a scooter type device called a roll about may be used. There will... Read more about Posterior Tibial Tendon Injury »