foot & ankle

[901]

Does anyone know of a site similar to this one that is for foot & ankle reconstructive surgery? I've only been able to find Drs. and basic info or medical publications that I can't understand, so I figured I wasn't using the right search words.

 

[Yaps]

Believe it or not .. , I found one..havent looked around, I will leave that to you. love the pup


http://www.podiatry-arena.com/podiatry-forum/showthread.php?t=420

 

[tommy]

You can try http://www.healthboards.com
They have a "Foot" forum. Frankly it's nothing like we have here, but, like I say, give it a try.
Watch out for their rules. They forbid any attempt at contact outside their forum and don't like links or references to other forums.

 

[hensylee]

I did a research last year for knee replacement for a friend. that's what I typed in search: knee replacement and up came all sorts of information, even diagrams and pictures of the surgery. Hope the above helps you - it's got to be there. Everything else in the world is on the net, so it must be, too. Keep us posted on what's happening with your feet/ankles.

 

[ALCapshaw2]

One of our members, Jeffp, is a foot surgeon.
Perhaps he can help you or direct you.

 

[901]

I did a research last year for knee replacement for a friend. that's what I typed in search: knee replacement and up came all sorts of information, even diagrams and pictures of the surgery. Hope the above helps you - it's got to be there. Everything else in the world is on the net, so it must be, too. Keep us posted on what's happening with your feet/ankles.

Actually, it isn't my ankle. Last Friday, while leaving a football game, my wife slipped on a hill going toward the parking lot and broke three different bones at her right ankle and dislocated the joint. We're going in for surgery tomorrow to install plates and screws to help the bones heal properly. I was looking for a site like VR where we can find out what to expect after surgery, success rates, is there physical therapy (sort of like cardiac rehab), etc.

 

[The Bionic Duo]

While not exactly a forum for ankle surgery the delphi On Our Feet-Joint Replacement Forum ( http://forums.delphiforums.com/onourfeet/start ) would probably be able to give you some information.

Hope this helps

Joan

 

[PJmomrunner]

My mom fell down the stairs 20+ years ago and broke three bones in her ankle. She has 7 stainless steel pins in her ankle. It is a bit larger than the other ankle and somewhat arthritic. If she is on it all day (i.e. marathon shopping trip or climbs a mountain) it swells, but it doesn't keep her from doing anything. (Of course she's not a runner, but she has been a fairly rigorous bike rider and occasional mountain climber/hiker.) Her doctors said she recovered more quickly than anyone had before--they credit her organ playing. Those pedals were a great work-out.