Common Foot and Ankle Injuries
Foot and ankle injuries can affect mobility, balance, and daily activities. They may result from sports, accidents, or long-term strain, causing pain, swelling, or instability. Early diagnosis and proper treatment are key to recovery.
Accesory Navicular Bone
The accessory navicular (os navicularum or os tibiale externum) is an extra bone or piece of cartilage located on the ...
Tarsal Coalition
A tarsal coalition is an abnormal connection that develops between two bones in the back of the foot (the tarsal ...
Pediatric Flatfoot
Parents keep a close eye on their growing children, watching for proper development and being alert for any sign of ...
Lisfranc Fracture Dislocations
Lisfranc Injuries What Is the Lisfranc Joint? The Lisfranc joint is the point at which the metatarsal bones (long bones ...
Tibial Nerve Entrapment -Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome What Is the Tarsal Tunnel? The tarsal tunnel is a narrow space that lies on the inside ...
Fracture Base 5th Metatarsal
Fractures of the Fifth Metatarsal What Is a Fifth Metatarsal Fracture? Fractures (breaks) are common in the fifth metatarsal—the long ...
Achilles Rupture
What Is the Achilles Tendon? The Achilles tendon runs down the back of the lower leg and connects the ...
Tendoachilles Shortening
What is Achilles shortening? This is a shortening of the tendoachilles at the back of your heel and Calf. This ...
Fracture Calcaneus
What Is the Calcaneus? The calcaneus, also called the heel bone, is a large bone that forms the foundation of ...
Severe’s Disease
Calcaneal Apophysitis (Sever's Disease) What Is Calcaneal Apophysitis? Calcaneal apophysitis is a painful inflammation of the heel’s growth plate. It ...
Cavus Foot
Cavus Foot (High-Arched Foot) What Is Cavus Foot? Cavus foot is a condition in which the foot has a very ...
Bunnionette
Tailor's Bunion (Bunionette) What Is a Tailor’s Bunion? Tailor’s bunion, also called a bunionette, is a prominence of the fifth ...
Fracture of the big toe and foot bones
Toe and Metatarsal Fractures (Broken Toes) Fractures of the toe and metatarsal bones are common and require evaluation by a ...
Hallux Rigidus
What Is Hallux Rigidus? Hallux rigidus is a disorder of the joint located at the base of the big toe ...
Puncture Wounds
What Is a Puncture Wound? Puncture wounds are not the same as cuts. A puncture wound has a small entry ...
Weak Ankles
Weak ankles may be a result of previous ankle injuries, but in some cases, they are a congenital (at birth) ...
Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin essential for strong bones. Inadequate vitamin D can lead to osteoporosis, increased risk of ...
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