Commonwealth Foot and Ankle

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Commonwealth Foot & Ankle Center

www.kyfeet.com
Benjamin Schaffer, DPM
Vipul Patel, DPM

What is a foot & ankle specialist?
When To Call a Doctor

Overview of Feet and Ankle Problems
Basic Foot Care Guidelines

Peroneal Tendon Dislocation/Dysfunction
Xanthomas of the Achilles Tendon

Chronic Lateral Ankle Pain

Arch and Ball Problems

Flat Feet (over pronation)
Metatarsalgia (foot pain in ball)
Plantar Fibromas (lumps in the arch of the foot)

Ankle Sprain Injuries

Osteochondritis (stiff ankle)

Amniotic Band Syndrome

Dysplasia (Epiphysealis Hemimelica)

Hallux Limitus (Stiff Big Toe Joint)
Hallux Rigidus (Stiff Big Toe)

Jackson Weiss Syndrome

Osteomyelitis (Bone Infections)
Overlapping or Underlapping Toes

Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction

Diabetes and Your Feet
Diseases of the Foot

Kaposi's Sarcoma (AIDS related)

Common Fungal Problems
Athlete's Foot (Tinea Pedis)

Plantar Fasciitis (heel spur)

Athlete's Foot (tinea pedis)

Smelly Feet and Foot Odor

Hallux Limitus (stiff big toe joint)
Hallux Rigidis (rigid big toe)

Overlapping, Underlapping Toes
Subungal Exotosis (bone spur under toenail)

Vascular/Nerve Problems

Chilblains (cold feet)

General Information and Tips
Pain Management for Specific Conditions

Nerve Surgery (Neuroma)

Athlete's Foot Treatment

Extracorporeal Shock Wave

Fitness and Your Feet

General Information About Fitness and Your Feet
Exercise Those Toes!

Fitness And Your Feet
Sports and Your Feet

Walking and Your Feet

Foot Care For Seniors

Nutrition For Your Feet
Foot Odor and Smelly Feet

Anatomy of a Shoe
Athletic Shoe Guidelines

Corrective and Prescription Shoes
What To Look For

Louisville Foot & Ankle Surgeons

If you are looking for a foot & ankle surgeon in Louisville, KY, we welcome you to our practice.
At Commonwealth Foot and Ankle Center we can offer you comprehensive care of all conditions of the foot and ankle in a relaxed convenient setting. We make every attempt to help relieve your foot & ankle problems using the most up-to-date, effective, and pain-free methods available.

Conditions we most commonly treat include:

Foot & Ankle fractures

Reconstructive Foot & Ankle deformities such as Bunions, hammertoes, arthritis, flatfeet.

Heel pain

Neuroma

Ingrown toenails, warts

Located at the intersection of I-264 and Newburg Road on Bishop Lane, our office is easily accessible from anywhere in the Louisville metropolitan area. We can often see emergencies the same day.
Our computerized gait scanner allows accurate assessment of foot biomechanics, shape and gait patterns, and is used to make effective in-shoe foot orthotic devices to correct mechanical and pressure force pathologies of the foot.
We commonly see diabetic patient for periodic foot examination and education, and The Doctors' Foot Store has a wide selection of therapeutic shoes, custom and non-custom molded insoles as well as pads, foot creams, arch supports, braces, splints, and other products specifically for your feet.
If you have a foot or ankle problem or concern, we encourage you to call our office at 502-459-3338 (FEET). We invite you to call our office or e-mail any questions via the contact us page of our Web site.

We encourage you to contact us whenever you have an interest or concern about our services.
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Office Hours:

Mon thru Fri
* 9am-noon every 2nd Saturday of the month