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>>Brian Thompson, MD: There are two orthopedic surgeons who have fellowship training in foot
and ankle surgery. We have two and soon to be three podiatrists who also do foot and
ankle care.
I’m Brian Thompson, Assistant Professor here at the Orthopaedic Institute and Foot
and Ankle Division Director. We treat a range of things from fractures such as ankle fractures,
heel fractures, midfoot injuries, and forefoot injuries.
You have two bones that make up the ankle, the leg bone, which bears about 95% of the
weight.
Pretty much any fracture you get at the ankle or below, we’ll take care of.
>>Thompson: Rehab can be helpful because a person just might not push themselves through
pain, and rehab teaches them a way to do it safely to get the full motion of the joint
and get their strength back quickly. So, their ultimate recovery will be quicker and their
satisfaction will be higher.
>>Lindsay Pagano, Patient: I broke my ankle when I was on vacation at the beginning of
June. Dr. Thompson repaired it, put in some plates and some screws on it.
>>Thompson: The goal for her is having full range of motion, full strength
>>Rebecca Dickinson, PT, COMT: We treat anything from foot pain in runners to plantar fasciitis
to ankle sprains as well as surgery for fixation of a fracture or a ligament reconstruction.
We really do all of that down here.
>>Thompson: We’re helping here get back her functioning quicker than she would otherwise
>>Pagano: since I broke my ankle, coming to physical therapy has really helped with my
range of motion and my strength and it’s really gotten me back into my workout that
I’m used to. I haven’t got back to playing sports yet, but their helping me get to where
I need to be.
>>Thompson: A foot and ankle problem, that’s 100% of what I treat. So, everything I do
both in the clinic and in the OR is going to be all foot and ankle. Really when it comes
to outcomes, you’re looking for someone who treats a lot of a certain condition, and
you get a lot of repetition in it because we think about the finer points of the whole
step of the procedure and the treatment that gets a person better. We’re not going to
miss that one small detail because we’ve seen it over and over. Whereas if you treat
a multitude of conditions, the finer details might be lost.