Treatments
Use the options below to explore potential treatments for your medical needs.
Types of treatment or procedure:
Achilles repair or reconstruction
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.
Ankle arthroscopy
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.
Ankle ligament repair
If you have torn or over stretched the ligaments in your ankle you may be a candidate for ankle ligament repair.
Arthroplasty
Arthroplasty is a surgical procedure to repair or replace a damaged or diseased joint.
Bilateral Tenotomy
A tenotomy is a procedure to lengthen a muscle that has not developed properly or that has shortened due to injury or lack of mobility. Typically a tendon is cut allowing the muscle to stretch again and the limb to straighten.
Bone Graft
Surgeons can perform a bone graft to repair or rebuild damaged bone in many areas of your body.
Bunion surgery (bunionectomy)
A bunion is a bony bump on the joint at the base of your big toe.
Cheilectomy
Cheilectomy is an alternative procedure offered by consultants to treat Hallux Rigidus (stiffness and pain in the big toe, usually caused by arthritis).
Chiropody
Chiropody is the area of medicine associated with treating foot ailments including corns, ingrown toenails and verrucae.
Forefoot reconstructive surgery
Forefoot reconstructive surgery is treatment for your toes to alleviate problems caused by rheumatoid arthritis.
Fusion of big toe
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.
Hallux Valgus Surgery
Hallux Valgus surgery is also called a bunionectomy.
Image guided joint injections
If your swollen or painful joints, ligaments or tendons do not respond to conservative treatments your consultant may recommend image guided joint injections.
Ingrown toenail (and ingrown toenail surgery)
When the side of your toenail curls and pierces your skin this is called an ingrown toenail.
Keller's arthroplasty
Keller’s arthroplasty is a surgery to treat bunions.
Manipulation under anaesthesia (MUA)
Under general anaesthetic your surgeon will move your stiff joint to a full range of motion, stretching the surrounding muscles and freeing the joint capsule.
Midfoot fusion
In some cases fusion of the bones in your midfoot may ease your pain and aid your mobility.
Midfoot osteotomy
An osteotomy is a procedure usually performed to correct damage caused by osteoarthritis or a deformity.
Orthotics
Orthotics (sometimes called foot orthotics, shoe inserts or orthoses) are devices placed inside your shoes to restore the biomechanic balance to your legs and feet and realign your posture.
Toe joint fusion
If the stiffness in your big toe (hallux rigidus) does not respond to conservative treatment your consultant may recommend toe fusion.
Toe joint replacement
When conservative treatments do not resolve big toe stiffness (hallux rigidus) or when the joint is severely damaged your consultant may recommend toe joint replacement.
Toe surgery
The three main toe problems that can be resolved with foot surgery are Deformity (mis-shapen), Pain in the toe joints and Metatarsalgia (pain in the front part or ball of your foot).