What is Ankle Arthroscopy? Ankle arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure executed with a fiber optic camera and small surgical tools. With those tools, the podiatrist will make a few small incisions in and around the ankle, the location depending on the reason for surgery, and use the fiber optic camera to actually seeREAD MORE ›
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What You Need to Know About Foot and Ankle Surgery from the Dallas Foot Surgeons at Metroplex Foot & Ankle
The thought of surgery is never a pleasant one, no matter how minor the procedure may be. At Metroplex Foot & Ankle, your friendly Dallas foot surgeons provide treatments, both surgical and non-surgical, for several common foot and ankle conditions. Below are some of the common reasons patients may require foot or ankle surgery. BunionsREAD MORE ›
Got Bunions? Learn How Our Richardson Bunion Correction Surgeons Can Help You
Bunions are enlargements of the bone or tissue around a joint at the base of the big toe or little toe and occur often in women who are likely to wear tight, pointed and bounding shoes. Bunions can also be inherited through family or result from arthritis affecting the big toe joint. If initial, non-surgicalREAD MORE ›
What is a Foot and Ankle Surgeon?
What is a Foot and Ankle Surgeon? When you hear the word “surgeon” you probably picture a man or woman in scrubs who is always in the operation room. Going to a surgeon is considered a last case scenario, when nothing else has relieved the problem. This is where the Dallas, Richardson, and Garland footREAD MORE ›
The Common Use of Screws in Foot Surgery
Why Does the Podiatrist in Richardson TX Want to Put Screws in My Foot? Using screws to secure bones together is a common technique used during foot surgery. Screws are meant to hold two or more bones together or fragments of bones together. Think of this the same way you would when you screw two piecesREAD MORE ›