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Arthritis Foot Surgery

There are certain conservative treatments available for treating arthritis. They include:

* Taking pain relievers and anti-inflammatory medication for reducing swelling

* Taking disease-modifying medications

* Using a pad, arch support or other type of insert in your shoe

* Wearing a custom-made shoe, such as a stiff-soled shoe with a rocker bottom.

Surgical options are available if your arthritis fails to respond to such conservative treatments. The Arthritis Foot Surgery depends:

* On the type of arthritis

* The impact of the disease on your joints

* The location of the arthritis.

More than one type of surgery can also be required. The most common surgeries performed for arthritis of the foot and ankle include:

o Arthroscopic debridement: Arthroscopic surgery can prove useful in the early stages of arthritis. An arthroscope (pencil-sized instrument) is inserted into a joint. With its help the surgeon can look directly inside the joint and identify the trouble. He also uses tiny probes, forceps, knives, and shavers for cleaning the joint area by removing foreign tissue and bony outgrowths.

o Arthrodesis or fusion: This surgery serves to completely eliminate the joint by welding the bones together. For the graft your doctor can use a piece of your own bone, taken from one of the lower leg bones or the hip. This surgery is normally quite successful, with very few of patients having problems with wound healing, which can be addressed by bracing or additional surgery.

o Arthroplasty or joint replacement: Doctors might recommend replacing the ankle joint with artificial implants. However, this is not as advanced or successful as total hip or knee joint replacement, as it may loosen or fail, resulting in the need for additional surgery.

Initially, the doctors give pain relievers foot and ankle surgery. After surgery, your activities shall be restricted. You may have to wear a cast and use crutches depending on the surgery you had.

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