| There are certain conservative treatments available | | | | and identify the trouble. He also uses tiny probes, |
| for treating arthritis. They include: | | | | forceps, knives, and shavers for cleaning the joint |
| * Taking pain relievers and anti-inflammatory | | | | area by removing foreign tissue and bony |
| medication for reducing swelling | | | | outgrowths.o Arthrodesis or fusion: This surgery |
| * Taking disease-modifying medications | | | | serves to completely eliminate the joint by welding |
| * Using a pad, arch support or other type of insert in | | | | the bones together. For the graft your doctor can |
| your shoe | | | | use a piece of your own bone, taken from one of |
| * Wearing a custom-made shoe, such as a stiff-soled | | | | the lower leg bones or the hip. This surgery is |
| shoe with a rocker bottom. | | | | normally quite successful, with very few of patients |
| Surgical options are available if your arthritis fails to | | | | having problems with wound healing, which can be |
| respond to such conservative treatments. The | | | | addressed by bracing or additional surgery.o |
| Arthritis Foot Surgery depends: | | | | Arthroplasty or joint replacement: Doctors might |
| * On the type of arthritis | | | | recommend replacing the ankle joint with artificial |
| * The impact of the disease on your joints | | | | implants. However, this is not as advanced or |
| * The location of the arthritis. | | | | successful as total hip or knee joint replacement, as it |
| More than one type of surgery can also be required. | | | | may loosen or fail, resulting in the need for additional |
| The most common surgeries performed for arthritis | | | | surgery. |
| of the foot and ankle include:o Arthroscopic | | | | Initially, the doctors give pain relievers foot and ankle |
| debridement: Arthroscopic surgery can prove useful in | | | | surgery. After surgery, your activities shall be |
| the early stages of arthritis. An arthroscope | | | | restricted. You may have to wear a cast and use |
| (pencil-sized instrument) is inserted into a joint. With | | | | crutches depending on the surgery you had. |
| its help the surgeon can look directly inside the joint | | | | |