Surgical Procedures
Foot and ankle pain can be caused by injury, ill-fitting shoes, diseases such as arthritis or diabetes, poor circulation, genetic abnormalities, or simply wear and tear over time. Foot and/or ankle pain can often be debilitating and sometimes treatment may include surgical procedures.
Dr. Desai is an experienced foot and ankle orthopedic surgeon so you can expect high quality care, compassion and results!
Surgical Procedures
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1st MTP cheilectomy
1st MTP Joint Fusion
1st MTP Joint Replacement
1st Tarsometatarsal Arthrodesis
2nd metatarsal shortening osteotomy
5th Metatarsal Fracture (Jones Fracture) screw fixation
5th metatarsal rotational osteotomy for bunionette
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Achilles Tendon Repair
Amputation – Below Knee
Ankle Arthroscopy
Ankle Arthrodesis (Ankle Fusion)
Ankle Arthroplasty (Ankle Replacement)
Ankle Cheilectomy
Ankle Fracture ORIF
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Below Knee Amputation
Bone Graft Harvest
Brostrum Lateral Ligament Stabilization
Bunion Procedures
Bunionette Correction
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Calcaneal Fracture ORIF
Calcaneal Osteotomy
Chevron Osteotomy for hallux valgus
Clawed Great Toe Correction
Clawtoe Correction
Cresentic Osteotomy
D
Dorsiflexing 1st Metatarsal Osteotomy
Drop Foot Correction
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Endoscopic Partial Plantar Fascietomy
Ertl Procedure (Tibiofibular Osteosynthesis)
Evans Procedure
Extensor Substitutions
Extensor Tendon Lengthening for Clawtoe Correction
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy
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Flexor Digitorum Longus (FDL) tendon transfer to Posterior Tibial tendon
Flexor Hallucis Longus (FHL) tendon transfer to Achilles
Flexor Tendon Release for Claw Toes
Flexor to Extensor Tendon transfer for Claw Toe correction (Girdlestone-Taylor)
FHL tendon transfer to Peroneus Brevis
Foot Fracture Surgery
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Gastrocnemius Slide (Strayer Procedure)
Ganglion Resection
Girdlestone-Taylor transfers (FDL to Dorsal Hood)
Great Toe Cheilectomy
Great Toe Fusion
Great Toe Joint Replacement
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I
Insertional Achilles Tendonitis debridement
J
Jones Procedure- Clawed Great Toe Correction
Jones Fracture ORIF
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Lapidus Procedure for hallux valgus
Lateral Ankle Ligament reconstruction
Lateral Ligament Stabilization -Brostrum Repair
Lateralizing Calcaneal Osteotomy
Lateral Column Lengthening
Lisfranc Fracture ORIF
Ludloff Procedure ( Bunion Surgery)
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Medializing Calcaneal Osteotomy
Medial capsulorraphy (1st MTP)
Metatarsal Shortening Osteotomy (Weil Osteotomy)
Midfoot Arthrodesis (midfoot fusion)
MIS (Minimally Invasive Foot Surgery)
MTP Joint Capsule Release for Clawtoe Deformity
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O
P
Partial Plantar Fasciotomy
Percutaneous TendoAchilles Lengthening
Peroneus Brevis to Longus Tendon transfer
Peroneus Longus to Achilles
Peroneus Longus to Brevis Tendon transfer
Pilon Fracture ORIF
PIP (Proximal Interphalangeal) Joint Fusion
Plantar Fasiectomy (Partial)
Proximal Chevron Osteotomy Bunion Correction
Proximal Tibial Bone Graft
Posterior Tibial tendon transfer to dorsal foot
Proximal metatarsal osteotomy for hallux valgus
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Retrocalcaneal bursa debridement
S
SCARF Osteotomy
Strayer Procedure
Subtalar Fusion (Arthrodesis)
T
Talar neck Fracture ORIF
Triple Arthrodesis
Tendon Transfers
W
Weil Metatarsal Shortening Osteotomy
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What Patients Are Saying About Dr. Desai
★★★★★
Thank you for taking care of me and my injured foot (heel). I sincerely appreciate your care and the attention you show me individually… it means a lot to me and helps build my confidence that we’ll have a positive outcome. Thanks for having my back! -Patient
★★★★★
Thank you for being such an amazing doctor! I am so thankful you were the one to help me. You did such a great job on my foot. I look at it and say “WOW, it looks so good!” You are so talented at what you do. The ankle and feet are very interesting! You explained everything we needed to know so well. Thank you for all you do. -Patient