If you suspect Charcot foot, start nonremovable immobilization immediately and get a podiatric or orthopedic evaluation the same week. Conservative offloading and wound care come first; surgery is reserved for deformities that can’t be braced or ulcers that keep...
Most stable, nondisplaced Lisfranc injuries heal with strict non-weightbearing immobilization for 6 to 8 weeks without a scalpel involved. Unstable, displaced, or comminuted injuries usually need surgical fixation, whether that’s screws, plates, or joint fusion, to...
A foot stress fracture is a hairline crack in a bone caused by repeated impact rather than a single injury. It most often shows up in the metatarsals, navicular, calcaneus, or sesamoids. If you have point tenderness and pain that builds with activity but eases with...
Thick toenails in older adults usually come down to two things: normal aging or a fungal infection, according to research reviewed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information, which notes that nail fungus affects roughly 10% of the U.S. population. Trauma,...
Treat sesamoiditis by offloading the joint immediately, icing it several times a day, and using NSAIDs if your doctor clears them. Most people notice less pain within a couple of weeks. Full recovery through conservative sesamoiditis treatment generally takes several...
Ankle ligament reconstruction, most often performed as a modified Broström-Gould procedure or, less commonly, an anatomic reconstruction using graft tissue, restores stability in people with chronic lateral ankle instability after conservative treatment has failed. It...
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