• Ankle Ligament Reconstruction
  • Ankle Arthroscopy with Repair of Osteochondral Defect
  • Tendon Repairs/Transfers
  • Ankle Fractures
  • Achilles Tendon Repair +/- Calcaneal Exostetomy
  • Tarsal Tunnel
  • Nerve Procedures of the Ankle

-You will be in a posterior splint following surgery. Follow up to the office 5-7 days after surgery. Keep the postoperative dressing dry. Elevate and ice the leg for comfort. Your dressing will be changed and you will then be transitioned into a walking boot.

-You will be in the walking boot but will remain non-weightbearing for 3-4 weeks. You will be given a compression stocking to help alleviate swelling. The boot is taken on and off to shower and sleep. Range of motion is encouraged when the boot is removed when you are non-weightbearing.

-You will then begin a gradual increase to full weight bearing in a walking boot as pain and swelling allows for another 4-6 weeks. The boot is taken on and off to shower and sleep. Range of motion is encouraged when the boot is removed when you are non-weightbearing. You will be given a compression stocking to help alleviate swelling.

-You will then be prescribed 4-6 weeks of physical therapy if necessary which will increase your strength, motion and flexibility.