Surgery for Ankle Pain
This patient presented to the office with chronic ankle pain after having sustained multiple ankle sprains. The patient was very active including running, weight lifting and basketball. The physical exam revealed pain with range of motion and a limited range of motion. Pre-operative xrays and MRI was obtained.
This pre-operative view of the patients ankle reveals a large bone spurs at the anterior lip of the tibia and neck of the talus.
This view demostrates decrease range of motion of the ankle as the patient dorsiflexes the joint.
This post-operative xay shows removal of the bone spurs. The patient had an arthroscopic debridement of the ankle joint to remove the spurs and scar tissue that was present.