Recent advances have permitted surgical procedures to be performed inside joints without opening the joints by traditional methods. A small telescope (arthroscope) with video equipment may enable a surgeon to look into the joint and introduce small instruments under direct vision.
Classically this has been used to treat knees with a torn cartilage (meniscus). With technological advances the size of the arthroscopes and the surgical instruments have become smaller and more precise allowing surgeons to view and treat conditions in the smaller joints such as the ankle, subtalar joint and even the great toe.
Adult flat foot
Hallux valgus (bunion)
Other toe deformities
Hallux Rigidus
Morton's neuroma
Ankle arthritis
Ankle replacement
Ankle fusion
Arthroscopic ankle fusion
Orthotics
Arthroscopic joint debridement
LLizarov joint distraction
The Achilles tendon
Osteochondral defects
Ankle arthroscopy
Sprained ankle
Unstable ankle.
Foot and Ankle at The Princess Grace Hospital offers advice and treatment for conditions that affect all parts of the foot and ankle. If you would like to find out more about the treatments we provide for orthopaedic conditions please visit our other musculoskeletal sites:
Knee injuries Musculoskeletal Nerve injuries Shoulder injuries