FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY
About Department:
Emerging sub specialities of Orthopaedics. It is an evolving branch and both, Dr Milind Gajewar and Dr Amrish Bidaye are fellowship trained Orthopaedic surgeons. During their extensive training they got opportunity to work with pioneers in the fields and achieve hand on experience. Both doctors trained in UK in NHS.
Procedures / Surgeries performed in dept:
Ankle fractures, Calcaneum fractures, Talus fractures Lisfranc injuries, Tibia fractures and all other fracture treatment.
All Sports injuries of ankle and foot like -Standard Ankle sprains, high ankle sprain/syndesmosis injury, Chronic Ankle instability, Turf toe are managed both surgically and non-surgically.
Surgery for Achillis Tendon ruptures and other pathology like chronic heel pain and Achillis tendinopathies- FHL transfer surgery
Surgery for peroneal tenon subluxation – Groove deepening procedure and tendon stabilisation
Peroneal tendon repair surgery
Surgery for old Achillis Tendon ruptures and tendon transfers
Surgery for long standing foot drop
Flat foot treatment in all age groups is undertaken – both non operative and operative. Also, latest techniques for flat foot management like HYPROCURE STJ stent insertion is available
Surgery for Cavus foot (High Arch)
Diabetic foot surgeries and Charcot’s arthropathy corrective surgery, Fractures in diabetics, ulcers management in diabetics and other neurological problems- VAC therapy
Bunion surgery, curly toes, claw toes, hammer toes corrective surgery
Rheumatic foot corrective surgery and fusion surgery
Complex deformity correction with osteotomies and TSF
Ankle joint arthroscopy
Surgery for Talar dome OCD lesions- Arthroscopy microfracture/ OATS procedure, Retrograde drilling of OCD lesion
Treatment of ankle arthritis and arthroscopy assisted ankle fusion and open ankle fusion
Surgery for other arthritic joint in foot like midfoot, subtalar joint, talonavicular joints, big toe arthritis and toe arthritis
Prominent equipments:
Foot scanning with our Physiotherapy department
Other Infrastructure / Technology:
Orthotics making and specific physiotherapy support
Collaborations / Tie-ups (Local, Foreign):
We work closely with on site orthotics, physiotherapy team. For complex patients we work with vascular surgeons, plastic surgeons, physician and ICU team and other orthopaedic superspecialists.
Direct Telephone/Fax/EMail
Telephone : 020-4015 1042
Email : orthopaedics@dmhospital.org