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Nondiscrimination Policy Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

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Foot and Ankle Care

Conditions We Treat

We treat all orthopedic conditions that affect the foot and ankle, including:

  • Accessory navicular  
  • Achilles tendonitis  
  • Achilles tendonitis (insertional)  
  • Achilles tendon rupture
  • Acquired adult flatfoot deformity  
  • Acute subluxing peroneal tendons  
  • Arch strain - medial (plantar fascia strain)
  • Ankle arthritis  
  • Ankle impingement  
  • Ankle instability  
  • Ankle sprain  
  • Anterior process fracture of the calcaneus  
  • Anterior tibial tendon attritional rupture
  • Anterior tibial tendonitis  
  • Anterior tibialis strain
  • Anterolateral ankle impingement  
  • Baxter’s neuritis
  • Bone spurs
  • Bunionette  
  • Bunions  
  • Calcaneal fracture  
  • Calf muscle tear  
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT)  
  • Claw toes  
  • Clubfoot residual deformity
  • Exercise-induced compartment syndrome of the leg
  • Chronic subluxing peroneal tendons  
  • Cuboid fracture  
  • Cuboid syndrome
  • Dancer’s fracture  
  • Deltoid ligament ankle sprain  
  • Diabetic charcot arthropathy  
  • Drop foot  
  • Equinus contractures
  • Extensor muscle strain
  • Fibular avulsion fracture
  • Fifth metatarsal fracture
  • Flexible flatfoot deformity
  • Footdrop
  • Frieberg’s disease  
  • Ganglion cyst
  • Gastrocnemius muscle tear
  • Great toe injury
  • Great toe arthritis
  • Haglund deformity
  • Hallux rigidus
  • Hallux limitus
  • Hallux valgus
  • Hallux varus
  • Hammer toes
  • High ankle sprain
  • Insertional Achilles tendonitis
  • Jones fracture    
  • Lateral column overload
  • Lesser MTP joint arthritis
  • Lisfranc injury  
  • Metatarsal stress fractures  
  • Metatarsal fractures
  • Metatarsalgia
  • Midfoot arthritis
  • Midfoot sprain
  • Morton’s neuroma  
  • Navicular atress fracture
  • Neuritis and neuromas
  • Nutcracker fracture  
  • Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD)
  • Os naviculare (accessory navicular bone)
  • Os peroneum syndrome
  • Os trigonum  
  • Painful hardware
  • Peroneal muscle strain
  • Peroneal tendonitis
  • Peroneal tendon subluxation - acute
  • Peroneal tendon subluxation - chronic
  • Pilon fracture (tibial plafond fracture)
  • Plantar fascia rupture
  • Plantar fascia strain (medial arch strain)
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Plantar fibroma
  • Plantar plate rupture - attritional
  • Posterior ankle impingement (OS trigonum syndrome)  
  • Posterior heel pain
  • Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction
  • Progressive collapsing foot deformity
  • Pumps bumps  
  • Retrocalcaneal bursitis
  • Rheumatoid hindfoot arthritis
  • Rheumatoid forefoot deformity
  • Rheumatoid arthritis – talonavicular arthritis  
  • Sesamoid stress fractures  
  • Sesamoiditis
  • Shin splints
  • Sinus tarsi impingement
  • Sinus tarsi syndrome  
  • Snowboarder’s fracture
  • Stress fractures
  • Stubbed toe 
  • Subluxing peroneal tendons – acute
  • Subluxing peroneal tendons – chronic
  • Subtalar arthritis
  • Subungal exostosis
  • Tailor’s bunion (bunionette)
  • Talonavicular arthritis
  • Talar fracture
  • Talar osteochondral lesion (OCL)
  • Tarsal boss
  • Tarsal coalition
  • Tarsal tunnel syndrome
  • Tibial stress fracture  
  • Tibialis anterior tendonitis
  • Toe (phalangeal) fracture
  • Toe injury – stubbed toe
  • Toenail fungalinfection
  • Transverse tarsal joint injury/sprain
  • Turf toe