FOOT & ANKLE SERVICE
CLINICAL EXCELLENCE : FOOT & ANKLE SERVICE
The UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ’ s foot and ankle service provides comprehensive care for patients with a wide range of foot and ankle conditions . Our experienced , fellowship-trained experts perform more original and corrective total ankle arthroplasty surgeries than any medical center in the world , and we are a leader in advancing the field of ankle arthritis . Our team managed over 4,270 patient visits in FY2022 , encompassing more than 1,071 cases .
We are actively involved in research focused on new designs , materials , and methods related to prostheses and bone and joint support . We developed several unique surgical techniques for troublesome foot and ankle conditions , including a procedure for chronic heel pain that has demonstrated a high success rate . Our team is supported by musculoskeletal radiologists who carry out advanced diagnostic imaging tests , and we work closely with other medical specialties – such as physical rehabilitation and nutritional therapy – to develop comprehensive care plans that offer the greatest chance of restoring or improving mobility and reducing or eliminating pain for
Associate Professor Michael Johnson , MD , currently serves as president of the Alabama Orthopaedic Society and serves on the Post-Graduate Education Committee for the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society , which hopes to conduct a resident-specific course on foot and ankle surgery techniques .
FACULTY
• Michael Johnson , MD
• Ashish Shah , MD
CLINIC LOCATIONS
• UAB Hospital-Highlands
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
• Union Rates of Talar Neck Fractures with Substantial Bone Defects Treated with Autograft . McMurtrie JT , Patch DA , Frazier MB , Wills BW , Prather JC , Viner GC , Hill MJ , Johnson MD . Foot Ankle Int . 2021 Oct 25:10711007211050032 . doi : 10.1177 / 10711007211050032 . Online ahead of print . PMID : 34689579 .
• What are the Risk Factors for Infection after Operative Treatment of Peritalar Fracture Dislocations ? Levitt EB , Patch DA , Johnson MD , McLynn R , Debell H , Harris JB , Spitler CA . J Orthop Trauma . 2021 Sep 25 . doi : 10.1097 / BOT . 0000000000002274 . Online ahead of print . PMID : 34581699 .
• The Impact of Coronal Plane Deformity on Ankle Arthrodesis and Arthroplasty . Johnson MD , Shofer JB , Hansen ST Jr , Ledoux WR , Sangeorzan BJ . Foot Ankle Int . 2021 Oct ; 42 ( 10 ): 1294-1302 . doi : 10.1177 / 10711007211015185 . Epub 2021 Jun 10 . PMID : 34109826 .
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