Flat Foot Surgery. Flat foot surgery often includes implanting a joint limiting device repairing a stretched or torn tendon lengthening a tendon cutting and reshaping bones to create an arch and fusing together bones in the foot or ankle. Cutting or changing the shape of the bone synove.
This is used when the heel bone has shifted out from underneath the leg and hind foot alignment is offset. Flatfoot surgery addresses the bones ligaments and tendons that support the arch often through a combination of procedures. There are many tendons that run through a foot that may also be affected and need to be adjusted.
Flat foot surgery is a medical procedure done to correct a condition in which a person s foot does not have an arch.
This is used when the heel bone has shifted out from underneath the leg and hind foot alignment is offset. After the procedure metal screws or a plate are used to hold the heel in place. Where the surgery is not effective is when you attempt to fix a cosmetic or non painful defect in your foot. Flat foot reconstruction surgery can restore mobility and functionality to your feet.
