Specialized Foot and Ankle Care
Our feet and ankles are complex structures containing hundreds of moving parts (bones, joints, muscles and ligaments) that keep us mobile. Because of their complexity and constant wear and tear, feet and ankles often require specialized medical care.
Cape Cod Healthcare's experienced orthopedic surgeons specializing in foot and ankle care offer a range of services for a variety of conditions, including:
- Achilles pain/swelling
- Achilles ruptures
- Ankle instability
- Ankle sprains
- Bunions
- Bone spurs
- Curled toes
- Fractures – ankle and foot
- Flatfoot deformity
- Hammertoes
- Neuroma
- Osteoarthritis and degenerative joint disease of foot and ankle
- Plantar fasciitis
- Sports injuries
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- Tendinitis
- OCD impingement
Diagnostic Imaging
Ultrasound (US) images of the musculoskeletal system (MSK) provide pictures of the bones and soft tissue throughout the body. This technology allows the radiologist to exam multiple joints in high resolution. Ultrasound is an important tool when diagnosing common ailments like bursitis and rotator cuff injuries and is particularly effective in detecting diseases or conditions of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, fingers, ankle and foot.
In contrast, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides a clearer picture of the entire joint, including bone abnormalities, cartilage and deep ligaments.
MSK US is a pain-free, non-invasive test that uses both technologies together. MSK US and MRI can be used separately or in combination.
When combined, MSK US is used to examine:
- Rotator cuff tendon injuries
- Shoulder bursitis
- Inflammation of the acromioclavicular joint
- Osteoarthritis of shoulder, hip, knee, ankle and hand.
- Achilles tendon tear
- Plantar fasciitis
- Plantar plate tear
MSK US is used to guide therapeutic needle injections. This technology is also used to aid treatments for soft tissue or bone injuries:
- Therapeutic injection of hand, foot, ankle, knee, hip, elbow, wrist, fingers, shoulder joints
- Therapeutic injection of subacromial/subdeltoid bursa
- Therapeutic injection of trochanteric bursa
- Therapeutic injection of ileopsoas bursa
Treatments Options
Our orthopedic specialists use a variety of techniques to treat feet and ankles, beginning with the most conservative. After careful diagnosis, they’ll work with you to develop a customized care map designed to achieve the best possible outcome for your specific condition.
Treatments may include:
- Bracing
- Orthotic shoe inserts and braces
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Our board-certified orthopedic surgeons are specially trained in the latest muscle- and nerve-sparing procedures, which use smaller incisions for faster recovery times and less pain.
