What Does a Foot and Ankle Surgeon Do?

Foot and ankle surgery is an emerging discipline that has developed rapidly in developed countries over the past decade. There are several main reasons:

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Foot and ankle surgery is an emerging discipline that has developed rapidly in developed countries over the past decade. There are several main reasons:

First, the number of sports injuries has increased year by year, and the national awareness of sports and fitness has become more popular, and foot and ankle sports injuries such as ankle sprains are the most common sports injuries.

Secondly, the medical requirements of the middle-aged and the elderly have increased. In the past, it was rare that foot pain could be tolerated. Hallux valgus, heel pain, palpitations, and painful flat feet in the elderly are the most common diseases in middle-aged people and above.

Third, the incidence of diabetic foot increased significantly. The incidence of diabetic foot in patients with a history of more than 10 years of diabetes is almost 90%, and the treatment of diabetic foot is a long and complicated process, and a slight improper can lead to amputation.

In addition, there are also a large number of patients with traffic injuries in the ankle and congenital deformities in the ankle. Therefore, the development of foot and ankle surgery is closely related to the large demand of society. Due to the uniqueness and complexity of foot and ankle in biomechanics, anatomy and clinical treatment compared with conventional orthopedics, in developed countries such as Europe and the United States, larger cities have specialized foot and ankle surgery medical centers.

The specialty of foot and ankle surgery in China is relatively backward. The emergence of foot and ankle surgery as an independent term in China is still a matter of recent years. Most hospitals are still in the 1950s and 1960s in the treatment of foot and ankle diseases. Many terms for ankle and foot diseases are quite new to Chinese doctors.