Foot and Ankle

Treatment Options

• Ankle fusion (arthrodesis): This type of treatment permanently fuses the bones that make up the ankle joint with plates, screws, and bone grafts.
  
• Ankle replacement: During ankle replacement surgery, we remove the damaged bone and cartilage from the tibia (shinbone) and talus (a foot bone) and replaces them with metal or plastic parts.
  
• Arthroscopy: This is a minimally invasive procedure used to remove bone spurs, inflammatory tissue, or loose pieces of cartilage, or to repair torn tendons or ligaments.
  
• Bunionectomy: This treatment removes bunions (bony bumps) from the base of the big toe and realigns the joint. We also offer surgery to correct other toe bone deformities, including hammer toe and claw toe.
  
• Cartilage transplantation: This is also known as osteochondral allograft transplantation in which the procedure replaces missing or damaged ankle cartilage with a piece of healthy bone and cartilage from a tissue donor.
  
• Ligament surgery: This type of surgery cuts the plantar fascia to relieve tension and inflammation, or repairs partially or fully torn ligaments elsewhere in the foot or ankle.
  
• Tendon surgery: During tendon surgery, we sew together or replace partially or fully torn tendons. Procedures include Achilles tendon and peroneal tendon repairs.

SUN Orthopaedics of Evangelical provides an exceptional continuum of care for your foot and ankle condition—from diagnosis to treatment, all the way through rehabilitation and aftercare.