Podiatrists at TriHealth are experts in the care and treatment of the foot and ankle throughout a patient’s life, ranging from childhood problems through the issues of aging, including injury, disease and deformity. Disorders we treat include:
- Bunion – a prominence at the big toe joint
- Varus deformity – foot that turns inward
- Diabetic arthropathy – arthritis due to loss of sensation
- Hammer toe – misshapen toe
- Fracture – broken bone
- Jones fracture – long bone break on outer aspect of foot
- Osteomyelitis – bone infection
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome – compression of nerve in the heel area
- Neuroma – an enlarged nerve
- Metatarsalgia – irritation to the bones by the toe area
- Pes cavus – high arch foot
- Club foot – genetic deformity of the foot
- Neuropathy – loss of sensation in the foot
Our podiatric surgeons have expertise in:
- Biomechanics – how a patient walks
- Diabetic care – comprehensive care of the feet
- Fracture care – both conservative and surgical treatment for foot and ankle
- Nerve testing – to determine nerve damage or compression
- Orthotics – specialized shoe inserts to correct how a person walks
- Pain management – for a multitude of lower extremity conditions
- Reconstructive surgery – due to trauma, deformity or malformation
- Surgical neurolysis – surgical decompression of a nerve
- Wound and ulcer care – both venous and diabetic
- Limb salvage – multidisciplinary approach to prevention of amputation
- Vascular evaluation – Doppler studies that determine adequacy of blood flow