My sympathy to all but no good news . I'm 88 years old, have dealt with it 40 years. Flat feet & then left ankle started to turn in, diagnosed as shortened Achilles. Two $600 braces were tried (plastic & metal) , hinged foot & wrapped around my leg (2nd one due to the pressure on the 1st causing it to break)! Then N.Y. orthopedist came to our town, said he'd fix it with arthrodesius,
lots of cutting, screws and staples, months of non weight bearing. 10 years later similar ttreatment for right foot, which happily is still going strong. Left has been continuing Hell. 5 yrs ago x-ray showed screws & staples all broken. Ankle transplant too iffy at my age so fusion only answer with steel rod placed from ankle up leg to 1 cm from knee replacement. Another year of non weight bearing etc but then back to walking 4 miles! One night 2 years later the whole foot collapsed & nothing could be done! 0It is like walking on razor blades since. Wear New Balance plus pedorist- created thick inserts with hole cut for callus that formed on sole, plus callus pad and trudge on. Recently, I have seen a couple of successful ankle replacements in younger individuals so maybe there is hope for the future.
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My sympathy to all but no good news . I'm 88 years old, have dealt with it 40 years. Flat feet & then left ankle started to turn in, diagnosed as shortened Achilles. Two $600 braces were tried (plastic & metal) , hinged foot & wrapped around my leg (2nd one due to the pressure on the 1st causing it to break)! Then N.Y. orthopedist came to our town, said he'd fix it with arthrodesius,
October 1, 2016 - 2:04pmlots of cutting, screws and staples, months of non weight bearing. 10 years later similar ttreatment for right foot, which happily is still going strong. Left has been continuing Hell. 5 yrs ago x-ray showed screws & staples all broken. Ankle transplant too iffy at my age so fusion only answer with steel rod placed from ankle up leg to 1 cm from knee replacement. Another year of non weight bearing etc but then back to walking 4 miles! One night 2 years later the whole foot collapsed & nothing could be done! 0It is like walking on razor blades since. Wear New Balance plus pedorist- created thick inserts with hole cut for callus that formed on sole, plus callus pad and trudge on. Recently, I have seen a couple of successful ankle replacements in younger individuals so maybe there is hope for the future.
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