Instructions added for recovery after surgery

After undergoing surgery and due to the effects of the medications for the anesthesia and pain control, patients may not remember well all that is discussed in the first hours after surgery. For this reason, I have added the postoperative instructions for foot and ankle onto my website www.hipfootankle.com.

The instructions regarding hip arthroscopy for the treatment of labral (labrum) tears, FAI (femoroacetabular impingement), and other causes of hip pain are provided prior to surgery as part of the hip arthroscopy information packet.

Ankle arthroscopy

What problems can be treated with ankle arthroscopy?

There are a number of different problems which are effectively treated with ankle arthroscopy. These reasons, or indications, are meant to serve as a guideline of the most common indications for ankle arthroscopy. Osteochondral defects or lesions, which are focal areas of articular cartilage damage on either side of the ankle joint (the tibia or more commonly the talus) may be treated with ankle arthroscopy. Anterior impingement, resulting from either excess bone or soft tissue along the front of the ankle joint, is most commonly seen in athletes. Loose bodies, which are loose pieces of bone or cartilage, may be removed. Septic arthritis, or infection of the ankle joint, also may be treated effectively, along with antibiotics afterwards.