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
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 affecting the... Read more about Plantar Fasciitis »
Hind Foot Arthritis
Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the United States. Hind foot arthritis is a specific form of arthritis. It can occur at any age, and literally means “pain within a joint.” As a result, arthritis is a term... Read more about Hind Foot Arthritis »
Midfoot Arthritis
What is Tarsometatarsal Arthrodesis? Surgery for midfoot arthritis 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... Read more about Midfoot Arthritis »
Subtalar Arthritis
What is Subtalar Arthritis? Subtalar arthritis refers to degenerative changes in the cartilage of the subtalar joint. The most common cause of subtalar arthritis is traumatic injury to the hindfoot and is commonly seen after fracture to the calcaneus or... Read more about Subtalar Arthritis »
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Deformity
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 Arthritis and Deformity »
Posterior Tibial Tendon Injury
Posterior tibial tendon injury (tendinitis) typically causes pain along the medial or inside part of the ankle and extending into the back of the foot. Most commonly, these injuries are due to a flatfoot deformity. When the foot is flat,... Read more about Posterior Tibial Tendon Injury »