Graff treats painful conditions such as: heel pain, plantar fasciitis, bunions, hammertoes, sports related injuries, flat feet, ankle pain, fractures, Achilles tendinitis and ruptures, soft tissue masses, warts, fungal nails, painful degenerative arthritis [drgraff.com]

Soft tissues masses known as rheumatoid nodules are another common finding that can also be a source of pain. [sj-r.com]

Pain with ambulation and difficulty running. Diffuse swelling to the ankle joint. In women, may have difficulty wearing any flat shoes. X-rays: In mild cases bone spurring may develop around the ankle joint. [southfloridasportsmedicine.com]

The other 8 patients could be classified as Poncet's disease as all of them had positive Mantoux test and showed mediastinal lymphadenopathy with or without unilateral hilar lymph nodes, with central necrosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Several clinicians have experienced the unpleasant effect of permanent skin discoloration and patient dissatisfaction that can accompany this. [oapublishinglondon.com]

osteoporosis, talus osteonecrosis, charcot joint, ankle instability, obesity, and young laborers increase the risk of failure and revision techniques new generation arthroplasty minimizes bony resection, retains soft tissue stabilizers, and relies on [orthobullets.com]

Charcot arthropathy) Patient likely to be non-compliant regarding the post-operative rehabilitation (avoiding weight bearing) Smoker Poor bone quality (severe osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis) Ankle fusion This operation has excellent outcomes in terms [lfaclinic.co.uk]

Contraindications to performing this procedure include medical co-morbidities that preclude the patient from undergoing an elective operative procedure, severe osteoporosis, infection, non- reconstructable malalignment of the lower extremity, severe peripheral [faoj.org]

Clinical studies of supramalleolar osteotomy demonstrate that correction of the altered biomechanics associated with asymmetric arthritis improves functional outcomes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The AOFAS scores improved significantly in the combined group than in the distraction group (59.0   4.7 and 58.0   4.9 preoperatively versus 85.0   4.9 and 88.9   5.4 at final visit, P CONCLUSIONS: Compared to distraction arthroplasty alone, distraction [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Distraction Technique Distraction was accomplished by tightening nuts along threaded rods or with telescoping rods connecting the foot plate to the distal tibial ring for six millimeters of acute distraction. [faoj.org]

Increased bone density at the joint line. Increasing weight bearing forces due to the loss of cartilage, the bone often thickens at the level of the joint line, leading to "subchondral sclerosis." [footeducation.com]