JAWS Podiatry offers comprehensive foot ankle surgical options for some of the most common lower extremity ailments. The lower extremity is one of the most complex skeletal systems in the human body. As lower extremity specialists, we treat each patient with the utmost care, meticulousness and personalization to correct chronic pain and limited mobility issues.
SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTOur reconstructive foot, ankle & leg surgical options treat the following conditions:
A Bunion or hallux abducto valgus, is a condition which causes the big toe joint to bend inward resulting in a bony “bump” on the inside of the foot and base of the toe.
Because of the chronic pain from the structural deformity, surgical correction may be needed to straighten the toe. Surgery can take up to an hour, depending on patient, and recovery time may range between four to six weeks.
Another condition caused by hallux valgus, hammer toes look like clawed or permanently bent toes. We treat hammer toes through arthroplasty, which is removing the deformed joint between the toe bones to create flexibility.
Depending on the individual case, we may decide to perform arthrodesis, which fuses the toe bones together to provide better stability. These surgeries can take about an hour. Depending on the patient, recovery time ranges between five to eight weeks.
In a healthy foot, a gap at the arch of the foot provides distance between you and the floor beneath your body while standing. Without a proper arch, the entire foot lays flush against the floor’s surface. This circumstance is clinically referred to as flatfeet.
