Foot and ankle | Right Decisions

Serious foot and ankle pathologies

Peripheral inflammatory arthropathy
Achilles tendon rupture
Charcot foot
Acute nerve palsy: foot drop
Mueller-Weiss syndrome
Compartment syndrome
DVT: lower limb
Sudden onset flatfoot
Active infection/necrosis and ulceration including possible osteomyelitis
Osteosarcoma
Melanoma.

Special questions:-

Inability to weight bear
Increasing pain
Swelling/ erythema
Joint deformity
Bruising
Past history of DM
Numbness
Trauma.

Foot and ankle pathway

Achilles tendon rupture

Active infection/necrosis and ulceration (including possible osteomyelitis)

Acute nerve palsy - Foot drop (peroneal nerve)

Charcot foot

Compartment syndrome

DVT - lower limb

Forefoot pathologies

Hallux valgus and rigidus

Lateral ankle pathologies

Melanoma

Midfoot pathologies

Mueller-Weiss syndrome (Navicular AVN)

Osteosarcoma

Peripheral inflammatory arthropathy

Plantar heel pathologies

Posterior ankle pathologies

Sudden onset flatfoot (posterior tibial tendon dysfunction)

Next review date: 01/10/2027

Author(s): Reid J.

Version: 01.0

Approved By: Trauma & Orthopaedics Acute Governance

Reviewer name(s): Reid J, Tanagho A.