The fibrous tissue that connects your heel to the muscles in your leg is called the achilles tendon. Through overuse or accident your achilles can tear or rupture and may require repair or reconstruction.
An amputation is the removal of a body part. Removal could be the result of an accident (traumatic injury) or a planned amputation due to disease or a tumour.
Arthroscopy is a procedure in which a miniature telescope is inserted through a two centimetre incision over a joint - for example the hip, knee, ankle or shoulder.
The aim of ankle fusion is to eliminate the pain in your ankle caused by diseased or damaged surfaces rubbing together.
Due to injury or just wear and tear your ankles can become painful. Arthritis is a group of conditions that causes damage to your joints.
A bunion is a bony bump on the joint at the base of your big toe.
Shockwave therapy is a non-surgical treatment, and works by delivering impulses of energy, targeted to specific damaged tissues within the abnormal tendon.
If you are suffering from stiffness in your big toe (hallux rigidus) and it does not respond to conservative treatment your consultant may recommend toe fusion.
If your swollen or painful joints, ligaments or tendons do not respond to conservative treatments your consultant may recommend image guided joint injections.
An osteotomy is a procedure usually performed to correct damage caused by osteoarthritis or a deformity.
PRP treatment uses a patient's own blood to promote the healing of injured tendons, joints, muscles and ligaments.
PRP treatment uses a patient's own blood to promote the healing of injured tendons, joints, muscles and ligaments.
If the stiffness in your big toe (hallux rigidus) does not respond to conservative treatment your consultant may recommend toe fusion.