Ankle & Hip

Your hips and ankles support our entire body weight and are vulnerable to instability and injury. Our expertise and training in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of ankle and hip disorders, fractures, or injuries caused by nerve damage, aging, arthritis, diabetes, work-related injuries, or a sports injury, give our patients confidence in our ability to alleviate pain and bring solutions. Commonly treated injuries and conditions include: 

What is it?

The ankle is the joint that connects your leg bones to your foot. The ankle itself is made up of bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments and other soft tissues. Fractures can be caused by physical trauma, degenerative bone diseases, arthritis and more.

Symptoms

The symptoms of a fractured ankle will include severe pain that is localized to the ankle, swelling, bruising and discoloration and other unpleasant sensations.

Treatments

Many times, rest is the best course of action for ankle injuries. However, the severity of the injury and position of the break may require surgery to set the bone in the proper location. Surgical recovery times vary depending on the patient and improve with proper physical therapy.

What is it?

The hip is the joint that connects the upper half of your body to the lower half. The ankle itself is made up of bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments and other soft tissues. Fractures can be caused by physical trauma, degenerative bone diseases, arthritis and more.

Symptoms

The symptoms of a fractured hip will include severe pain that is localized to the hip, swelling, bruising and discoloration and other unpleasant sensations.

Treatments

Many times, rest is the best course of action for hip injuries. However, the severity of the injury and position of the break may require surgery to set the bone in the proper location. Surgical recovery times vary depending on the patient and improve with proper physical therapy. Hip surgery may be necessary for severe problems.