Mercy's Top Foot and Ankle Doctors Offer Deformity Correction

The surgeons at The Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction at Mercy are recognized experts in providing foot and ankle deformity correction. Patients from Baltimore and the Mid-Atlantic region seek the advanced skills and innovative treatment options of our foot and ankle surgeons to help them find relief from their foot and ankle deformities.

What is Deformity Correction?

Deformity occurs when the bones or joints of the foot and ankle become misaligned. If severe, patients may experience pain and disability.

Orthopedic foot and ankle surgeons can use several techniques to correct this deformity and return function to the limb. Surgery can include cutting the bones, fusing the joints, repairing ligaments and transferring tendons. In the case of the ankle joint, a total joint replacement can often be used to correct the deformity.