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Diabetic Foot Care & Wound Care
Patients with diabetes have an elevated risk of serious foot problems. There are several reasons for this since diabetes involves: poor circulation, a damaged immune system and the possible development of nerve damage (neuropathy).
Foot Care & Nailcare
Wound Prevention
Wound Treatments
Offloading devices
Reconstructive Surgery
Dr Knutson is board qualified and well versed in foot and ankle surgery.
Some of the surgical procedures include:
Arthroscopic Techniques
Bunion Correction
Hammertoe Correction
Flat Foot Correction
Surgical Fracture Repair
Foot Deformities & Arthritis
There are many joints in the feet. These joints can become misaligned and then wear improperly causing deformities and arthritis. This can cause pain that can become chronic and debilitating. Our clinic offers both conservative treatments and surgery if necessary for the following conditions:
Flat Feet
High Arched Feet
Hammer Toes
Bunions
Foot Arthritis
Ankle Arthritis
Foot & Ankle Injuries
There are 26 bones, their correlating joints and 8 major tendons in the foot. This leaves hundreds of scenarios for potential injury. Dr K provides both conservative and surgical treatments for fractures and tendon injuries and he will assist you in determining which is appropriate for you.
Some common injuries are:
Ankle, foot and toe fractures
Ankle sprains
Lisfranc injuries
Achilles tendon injuries
Sports Medicine
Your feet and ankles support and carry your whole body, and running and jumping increases the pressure and stress on them significantly. This can lead to overuse and acute injuries. As an athlete and runner himself Dr Knutson can help you work through injuries and get back to the activity you love.
Orthotics
Achilles / Calf Pain
Knee Pain
Tendinitis
Stress Fractures
Heel pain
Biomechanics
Toenail & Skin Conditions
We treat all types of toenail and skin conditions. Some common conditions are:
Ingrown toenails
Fungal toenails
Callusus
Plantar Warts
Forefoot Pain & Metatarsalgia
Metatarsalgia is a condtiion in which the ball of your foot becomes painful and inflamed. Forefoot pain can be caused by other specific diagnosis including:
Neuroma
Capsulitis
Stress Fractures
Sesamoiditis
Imaging
Dr Knutson has in office digit X-Ray for quick review of foot structure and screening for fractures and arthritis. He will also help you Identify when advanced imaging is recommended. He can refer you for MRI, CT, ultrasound and bone scan imaging.
