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Fax: (770) 321-0001
Marietta GA 30062
Many people struggling with problems in their feet and ankles. In fact, the American Podiatric Medical Association reports that nearly three-quarters of Americans currently live with some kind of foot pain. They might not know the treatment options available to them, and decide to try to put up with the pain instead…
Don’t Live With Pain–Our Bunions Surgery in Marietta Will Give You Relief. Bunions are formed with the joint below the big toe is pushed out of place. Bunions are nine times more common in women, often because of the pointy toe common in women’s shoes. These narrow areas push the toes into unnatural positions and create problems…
If You Need Bunions Surgery in Marietta, We Can Help You! If you have pain while walking, you could be experiencing bunions on your feet. Bunions are a deformity of the foot where the big toe, or hallux, becomes turned inwards and can cause severe pain as the tissue around the joint become swollen…
The Silver bunionectomy typically involves removal of the bony prominence, or spur, that exists along the medial or inner portion of the joint of the big toe. This spur forms as a result of chronic pressure from factors including ill-fitting shoes. Constant rubbing and pressure cause the foot to produce excess bone, called an exostosis, at the pressure site…
For patients with moderate to severe hallux valgus and a large intermetatarsal angle, proximal first metatarsal osteotomies may be indicated to achieve an appropriate amount of correction. The closing base wedge osteotomy is a reliable procedure resulting in a strong structural correction and is amenable to multiple fixation techniques…
Austin Bunionectomy is a common procedure done to correct a bunion deformity. The first step of this procedure is to remove the “bump” or excessive bone from the side of the first metatarsal head. The next step is to perform a “V-shaped” cut, called an osteotomy, through the metatarsal head to reposition the bone…
A broken ankle occurs when one or more of the three bones that make up the ankle is fractured. Aside from a broken bone, a patient diagnosed with a broken ankle might also suffer from injuries to the connecting tissues or ligaments in the ankle, as well as the two ankle joints…
The balls of your feet—those padded areas on the bottom of your feet between the toes and the arch—are surprisingly complex under the surface. Five long metatarsal bones occupy a tight space with a pair of sesamoid bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, nerves…
An avulsion fracture is where a fragment of bone is pulled away at the ligamentous or tendinous attachment. It can be caused by traumatic traction (repetitive long-term or a single high impact traumatic traction) of the ligament or tendon. This occurs as tendons can bear more…
Let’s begin with a definition of what Athletes Foot really is. It is derived from a fungus that thrives in dark, moist areas. To avoid this pesky situation, it is important to keep your feet dry at all costs. Traversing through any area that is moist such as a river, a small puddle gets your sock…
