- > Achilles Tendonitis
- > Achilles Tendonosis
- > Achilles Tendon Rupture
- > Adult Flatfoot
- > Arthritis
- > Ankle Fractures
- > Ankle Sprain
- > Arthroscopy
- > Bunions
- > Callus
- > Cavus Foot
- > Calcaneal Apophysitis
- > Calcaneus Fracture
- > Charcot Foot
- > Chronic Lateral Ankle Pain
- > Chronic Lateral Ankle Instability
- > Clubfoot
- > Coalition
- > Corn
- > Diabetic Foot
- > Fifth Metatarsal Fracture
- > Foot Fracture
- > Foot Pain
- > Gout
- > Haglund's Deformity
- > Hallux Limitus/Rigidus
- > Hammer toe
- > Heel fracture
- > Heel Pain
- > Ingrown Nail
- > Intoeing
- > Lisfranc's Injury
- > Neuroma
- > Neuropathy
- > Open Fracture
- > Orthotics
- > Osteochondar Defects
- > Pediatric Flatfoot
- > Peripheral Vascular Disease
- > Peroneal Tendonitis
- > Plantar Fasciitis
- > Plantar Wart
- > Platelet Rich Plasma, PRP
- > Posterior Tibail Tendon Dysfunction
- > Puncuture Wounds
- > Rheumatoid Arthritis
- > Sesamoiditis
- > Sever's Disease
- > Skin Grafting
- > Smelly (Malodorous) Feet
- > Stress Fractures
- > Tailor's Bunion
- > Talus Fracture
- > Toe Fractures
- > Topaz
- > Ulcerations
- > Warts
Joint Coalition Treatment
Help from Dr. Gennady Kolodenker located in Orange County, Southern California - Irvine.
Description
A coalition can be fibrous or osseous.
These finding are usually discovered because the patient is having foot or ankle pain or notes excessive tripping.
An xray the first line of imaging to diagnose the joint coalition condition
A CT or MRI should also be obtained to evaluate the extent of the coalition.
Treatment
Joint Coalition usually involves outpatient surgical resection of the coalition and restoration of a joint space.
Early range of motion is important.
High level of success.
Surgical Joint Fusion
If significant amount of arthritis is noted a joint fusion is recommended.
Types of Coalition in the Foot
Subtalar Joint Coalition Talo-Navicular Joint Coalition Calcaneo-Navicular Joint Coalition 5th toe Distal Interphalangeal Joint Coalition Most joints can form a coalition, the above noted are most common.
OC Podiatry is located in Irvine California. Dr. Kolodenker is a Foot and Ankle Specialist in Orange County CA.