Senior Foot Care
You may think a great deal about your overall health and how to stay
healthy, but you might forget about your feet. The truth is, if your feet
aren’t healthy, you can find yourself immobile and housebound or even worse…
Metatarsal surgery
There are five metatarsal bones in each foot. These bones are the long bones behind each toe. The metatarsal bone behind the big toe is called the first metatarsal. The metatarsal bone behind the little toe is called the fifth metatarsal. The most common metatarsal surgery is performed on the first metatarsal for the correction of the bunion deformity…
Marietta Podiatrist
Our team at our podiatry group in Marietta has spent years learning about feet! Your feet are an amazing area of your body, and one of the most complicated mechanically. There are over 26 bones in your feet, along with 33 joints and over 100 muscles, tendons, and ligaments. With so many parts and piece…
Marietta & Atlanta Best Podiatrist
Marietta & Atlanta Best Podiatrist have spent years learning about feet! Your feet are an amazing area of your body, and one of the most complicated mechanically. There are over 26 bones in your feet, along with 33 joints and over 100 muscles,tendons, and ligaments. With so many parts and pieces working together to make your feet function properly…
Lapidus Bunionectomy
Most bunion condition resulting in boney prominence at the inside of the foot at the big toe joint. Often bunion occurs when the big toe begins to deviate toward the second toe. The biggest misconception is that bunions occur from an overgrowth of bone. While that may be true in very few people, the bunion really represents a dislocation of the big toe joint as it bulges…
Heel Spur Surgery
Heel spur surgery maybe the last resort for many heel spurs suffers. Heel spur surgery is usually only considered after conservative treatment options have been used without success. Severe pain from a heel spur can be very difficult to tolerate, and every movement can be almost unbearable…
Hammer Toe Surgery
A hammertoe, or claw toe, describes a condition where the toe(s) become buckled, contracted, or crooked. The toe could even cross over an adjacent toe, which is called a cross over toe. Any of the toes may be affected, but the second and Fifth toe are most commonly involved…
Hammer Toe Correction via Arthroplasty
Surgeons often use phalangeal head resection to correct hammer, claw, and mallet toes. In this procedure, the surgeon removes part of one of the toe bones, the phalangeal head, so that the toe can lie flat. The affected tendons are cut and then reattached to conform to the new…
Hammer Toe Correction via Arthrodesis
Hammer Toe Correction via Arthrodesis – Arthrodesis procedure is typically performed for hallux rigidus or a severe bunion deformity. To perform this procedure, your podiatric surgeon will first remove the articular cartilage from both sides of the joint. The big toe is then placed in the proper position…
Hallux Limitus Pain Treatment via Keller Osteotomy
Pain or discomfort in the great toe joint is a common occurrence amongst people seeking podiatric treatment. There are numerous reasons why people may experience pain or discomfort in this region. Pain in this area may be due to a restriction of motion, a condition referred to as hallux limits or rigidus…