- Sports injuries and arthroscopy of the Foot and Ankle.
- Foot and Ankle Trauma
- Forefoot deformities such as Hallux Valgus (Bunions) and hammer toes.
- Foot deformities such as flatfeet and cavus feet in adults and children.
- Ankle Arthritis with osteotomies, arthrodesis and ankle replacement.
- Sports injuries and arthritis of the knee including knee arthroscopy, ligament reconstruction and knee replacement.
Thanks for your query. When there is an injury to your ankle during martial arts, the most common injury would have been a ligament tear. If the tear is bad, then this can result in some instability and weakness of the ankle as a result. If it has been already 2 years, which is quite long, it would be good to have the ankle ligaments checked by an ankle specialist.
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Hello thanks for your query. It sounds like the bulge might be a bunion. That is the most common painful bone bulge near your toes. You can rest and ice it and if it doesn’t get better you should get it evaluated for a diagnosis. If it is indeed a painful bunion then you can consider minimally invasive correction of the bunion.
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Hello Sir. Sorry to hear about your accident almost 20 years ago now. It can be hard to say why you are limping now, but one possibility is there could have been fractures in the foot when it was crushed. This can lead to arthritis in the future that causes a limp. I think you are still young, and it is good to have the condition of your foot checked so that a diagnosis for your limping can be made. This can then guide the correct treatment to help you walk better.
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Sorry to hear about your sons club foot. You are correct, it is common to be fitted with shoes that control the correction after the cast is removed. But each case can be different. So I would recommend that you can check with your Doctor why there is no need for further devices to control the correction of the club feet.
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Thank you for your query. It is hard to tell what might be causing your pain, if the pain persists it would be good to visit a foot or orthopaedic specialist to get your foot checked for a diagnosis.
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It can be hard to give direct advice without seeing your X-ray or checking your foot. You may have sustained a stress fracture as this type of fracture is common to be incomplete. If you are unsure if surgery is really needed it can be good to get a second opinion.
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Hello Sir. Usually for difference in foot size, if it doesn’t cause much symptoms and the smaller foot can fit into a shoe, we would recommend to leave it as it is. Lengthening the foot can be an option but can be complicated and would require a formal assessment of your foot to see which bones need to be targeted.
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Hello, this may be due to a fracture that healed in a wrong position. If the throbbing is troublesome it is good to get an X-ray and evaluation for the injury. Sometimes doing a minor surgery to straighten the toe will also help.
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Hello this is usually due to pain from plantar fasciitis. I would recommend stretching exercises and wearing a comfortable cushioned shoe or slipper.
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Hello! This is usually due to ankle instability related to his old injury. It would be good to confirm this with an ankle specialist, and if so, a minimally invasive repair of the ankle ligaments is a good choice.
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