Foot & Ankle 

Foot & ankle experts - From the ground, up

Whether walking across the kitchen or up a mountain path, walking is something we often take for granted. You might walk two or three miles in a typical day. Or six to 10 miles might be part of your routine.

But each and every day, healthy feet and ankles can take you where you want to go.
If any of those steps are painful ones, or if pain keeps you from the activities you enjoy, our foot and ankle experts can help. Geisinger’s orthopaedic surgeons are experts in the care of the feet, toes, ankles and arches, and we have a physician with specialized, fellowship training in conditions of the lower leg and foot.

Whether your condition is caused by injury, developed with age, or was present at birth, Geisinger brings you the expertise for accurate, effective diagnosis and treatment.

If you take 1,000 steps each day, or 10,000 steps each day, take the first step to better foot and ankle health. Contact a Geisinger physician.

Surgery or therapy?

At Geisinger, our team of orthopaedic experts offers the latest techniques and technology to get you back to pounding the pavement or racing across the sports field. We prefer to treat conditions without surgery, whenever possible.

When surgery is required, you can depend on our expertise in treating or repairing muscles, tendons, bones, joints and circulation. Whether a bone requires complex repair after a fracture or a tendon must be replaced after injury, you can rely on our experience, training and expertise.

Common conditions include:

• All fractures of the foot and ankle, including stress fractures
• All sports-related foot and ankle injuries
• In-grown toe nails requiring surgery
• Bunions
• Toe deformities, including hammertoes, mallet toe and claw toes
• Pain in the ball of the foot (“metatarsalgia”)
• Pain or numbness in the toes (“Morton’s neuroma”)
• Arthritis affecting the big toe (“hallux rigidus”) and other joints
• Mid-foot arthritis
• Flat feet
• High arches
• Tendonitis
• Ankle pain, including arthritis, replacement or fusions, instability and chronic sprains
• Heel pain 
• Plantar fasciitis
• Tarsal tunnel, involving nerves in the foot
• Achilles tendonitis and related injuries, including rupture of the tendon

We provide advanced therapies and treatments, including:

• Arthroscopy, using the smallest incisions possible
• Replacement and repair of tendons and ligaments
• Complex fracture care 
• Custom casting and splinting
• Reconstructive surgery after injury, including sports injuries and other accidents
• Reconstructive surgery related to arthritis or deformities
• Custom braces and orthotics