Podiatry

Foot Surgery

Our feet and ankles take a massive amount of stress over our lifetimes. Between standing, walking, exercising, and everyday use, they are used for countless hours throughout our lives. This everyday stress placed on our feet can cause problems in our feet and ankles. Traumatic injuries to our feet, ankles, and lower legs can leave it difficult or impossible to walk. Compound this with diabetic extremity issues and foot problems experienced from birth, and it is no wonder that feet and ankles can cause many different problems for all people. Some issues can be corrected or treated with non-surgical options; however, some may require foot surgery.

Is Foot Surgery Right for You?

The purpose of foot surgery is to diagnose, treat, and prevent medical conditions and problems in the feet, ankles, and even lower legs. If you are experiencing chronic pain or have experienced some foot or ankle trauma, it is best to talk with a physician about how to address your medical condition. Surgery and other treatment options can be discussed with one of our podiatric physicians at Kernodle Clinic.

Our podiatrists are all trained foot and ankle surgeons and are Board Certified in multiple podiatry surgery specialties. Our podiatrists are dedicated to providing you with excellent non-surgical and surgical care.

What We Offer in Foot Surgery

At Kernodle Clinic, some of the podiatry services we provide are:

• Foot surgery
• Ankle surgery
• Overuse injury treatment and surgery
• Trauma treatment (sprains, breaks, strains)
• Diabetic extremity treatment and surgery
• Wound care
• Orthotic therapy options
• Reconstructive surgery (bunions, hammertoes, and flat feet surgery for adults or children)

Foot Surgery Recovery

Much of foot surgery success depends not only on the accuracy and success of the surgery itself, but also on the physical therapy after the surgery. Physical therapy after surgery enables the foot, ankle, tendons, ligaments, muscles, and nerves to adjust and return to normal function, or as close to normal as possible. At Kernodle Clinic, we also offer physical therapy programs to help strengthen and increase the range of motion of the foot, ankle, and lower extremities.

Our foot surgeries are performed at Alamance Regional Medical Center (ARMC) and Mebane Surgical Center. For more information about our surgery options, contact us at our Burlington, NC, or Mebane, NC office.