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Ankle and Foot Rehabilitation Protocols

Ankle and foot protocols include Achilles tendon repair, Modified Brostrom lateral ankle stabilization, ankle fracture ORIF, total ankle arthroplasty, plantar fascia surgery, peroneal tendon repair, and more. Browse protocols from orthopedic centers and foot and ankle surgery specialists across the country.

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Achilles Tendon Repair 16 Ankle Fracture 9 Ankle Sprain 5 Lateral Ankle Ligament Repair 5 Achilles Tendon Rupture 4 Calcaneus Fracture 4 Peroneal Tendon Repair 4 Total Ankle Arthroplasty 3
Accessory Navicular Excision — Kidner Procedure (Accessory Navicular Excision)
Mammoth Orthopedic Institute / Sierra Park PT
Stephen Knecht MD; Julie Perumal PT DPT · 2019
 Accessory Navicular Excision — with Posterior Tibialis Tendon Advancement
Orthopaedic Associates of Maine
 Achilles Tendon Repair
iOrtho
August 2024
 Achilles Tendon Repair
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
B. Lento DPT, M. Dynan PT DPT · 2019-12
 Achilles Tendon Repair
Mammoth Orthopedic Institute / Sierra Park PT
Stephen Knecht MD (US Ski Team Physician) · 2019
 Achilles Tendon Repair
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
OSU Sports Medicine · 2022 (updated)
 Achilles Tendon Repair
Orthopaedic Associates of Maine
 Achilles Tendon Repair
Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists (OSMS)
 Achilles Tendon Repair — Early Weight-Bearing Achilles Repair
Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists (OSMS)
 Achilles Tendon Repair
SAM Health
Quinn Garner PT DPT SCS; Jason Lin MD · 2024-07
 Surgical — Achilles Tendon Repair
Sanford Health
04/2026
 Achilles Tendon Repair
SOMOS (Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Tri-Service Orthopedics & Physical Therapy Consultants · 2020
 Achilles Tendon Repair
Sutter Health / Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Kevin M. Roth, MD · 2024
 Achilles Tendon Repair
University Hospitals
Chris LeVan, PT; Daniel Chelette, PT; Lauren Bertagnolli, PT…
 Achilles Tendon Repair
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
01/2023
 Achilles Tendon Repair
UW Health Sports Medicine
UW Health Sports Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Physician Group ·…
 Achilles Tendon Repair — Insertional Achilles Tendon Repair
UW Health Sports Medicine
UW Health Sports Rehabilitation & UW Health Sports Medicine Group
 Achilles Tendon Repair — PARS Achilles Tendon Repair (Percutaneous)
UW Health Sports Medicine
UW Health Sports Rehabilitation & UW Health Sports Medicine Group
 Achilles Tendon Rupture — Repair
Massachusetts General Hospital
MGH Sports Medicine
 Achilles Tendon Rupture — Non-Operative
Saint Louis University (SLU)
Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery
 Non-Operative — Achilles Tendon Rupture (Non-Operative)
Sanford Health
08/2024
 Achilles Tendon Rupture — Repair
University of Colorado Anschutz (CU)
Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Foot & Ankle / Sports Medicine
 Ankle Arthroplasty — Total Ankle Arthroplasty
iOrtho
August 2024
 Ankle Fracture — Non-Operative
Dr. Megan Wolf MD
Dr. Megan R. Wolf
 Ankle Fracture — ORIF
iOrtho — The Orthopedic Institute
iOrtho Clinical Team · September 2024
 Ankle Fracture — ORIF
Massachusetts General Hospital
MGH Sports Medicine
 Ankle Fracture — Ankle/Foot Fracture Rehabilitation (Operative & Non-Operative)
Mountain Orthopedics
Mountain Ortho Clinical Team · 2024
 Ankle Fracture — ORIF
Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists (OSMS)
 Ankle Fracture — Non-Operative
Orthopedic Specialists of Seattle
Clinic protocol · 2023
 Ankle Fracture — Non-Operative
South Bend Orthopaedics
SBO Physician Team · March 2021
 Ankle Fracture — ORIF
Sutter Health / Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Dr. Kevin Roth · 2024
 Ankle Fracture — ORIF
University of Colorado Anschutz (CU)
Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Foot & Ankle
 Ankle Ligament Repair — Brostrom Repair
iOrtho
August 2024
 Ankle Ligament Repair — Brostrom Lateral Ankle Ligament Repair
Massachusetts General Hospital
MGH Sports Medicine · December 2021
 Ankle Sprain — Non-Operative Management
iOrtho
August 2024
 Ankle Sprain — Lateral Ankle Sprain — Non-Operative
Massachusetts General Hospital
MGH Sports Medicine
 Ankle Sprain — Chronic Ankle Instability (CAI) — Non-Operative
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
OSU Sports Medicine · 2019
 Non-Operative — Ankle Sprain (Non-Operative)
Sanford Health
01/2024
 Ankle Sprain — Lateral Ankle Sprain — Non-Operative
South Bend Orthopaedics
SBO Physician Team · March 2021
 Anterior Tibialis Repair
Orthopaedic Associates of Maine
 Arthroscopy — Ankle Arthroscopy
University Orthopedics (Brown University)
University Orthopedics Sports Medicine Division
 Arthroscopy / Cartilage Procedure — Ankle Arthroscopy with Microfracture
University Orthopedics (Brown University)
University Orthopedics Sports Medicine Division
 Broström Repair
Orthopaedic Associates of Maine
 Brostrom Repair — (Chronic Lateral Ankle Instability)
SAM Health
Quinn Garner PT DPT SCS; Jason Lin MD · 2024-07
 Non-Operative — Calcaneal Apophysitis (Sever's Disease) — Pediatric
Massachusetts General Hospital
MGH Brigham Pediatric Sports Medicine · 2024-07
 Calcaneal Osteotomy — Evans Calcaneal Lengthening
Children's Colorado / Center for Gait and Movement Analysis (CGMA)
CGMA Physical Therapy Team, Children's Colorado · October 2007
 Calcaneus Fracture — Non-Operative
Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (Asia Pacific)
B. Adhya PT; H. Dhillon PT; S. Dhillon MD; M.S. Dhillon MD — PGIMER…
 Calcaneus Fracture — Non-Operative
South Bend Orthopaedics
SBO Physician Team · March 2021
 Calcaneus Fracture — Operative (ORIF or Subtalar Fusion)
South Bend Orthopaedics
SBO Physician Team · March 2021
 Calcaneus Fracture — ORIF
University of Colorado Anschutz (CU)
Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Foot & Ankle
 EHL Tendon Repair
Orthopaedic Associates of Maine
 Flatfoot Reconstruction — (Tendon Transfer / Calcaneal Osteotomy / Fusion)
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
M.J. Lobo MD, J. Salley DPT · 2020-01
 Foot Arthrodesis — Triple Arthrodesis
Children's Colorado / Center for Gait and Movement Analysis (CGMA)
CGMA Physical Therapy Team, Children's Colorado · October 2007
 Non-Operative — High Ankle Sprain / Syndesmotic Sprain (Non-Operative)
Sanford Health
11/2024
 Insertional Achilles Tendon Debridement
Orthopaedic Associates of Maine
 Lateral Ankle Ligament Repair — Brostrom Repair
Mammoth Orthopedic Institute / Sierra Park PT
Stephen Knecht MD; Julie Perumal PT DPT · 2019
 Lateral Ankle Ligament Repair — Brostrom Procedure
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
OSU Sports Medicine · 2022 (updated from 2019)
 Lateral Ankle Ligament Repair — Ankle Reconstruction — Modified Broström
SOMOS (Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Tri-Service Orthopedics & Physical Therapy Consultants · 2020
 Lateral Ankle Ligament Repair — Modified Brostrom Procedure
University of Colorado Anschutz (CU)
Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Foot & Ankle / Sports Medicine
 Lateral Ankle Ligament Repair — Lateral Ankle Reconstruction (Brostrom)
UW Health Sports Medicine
Marc Sherry, PT, DPT, LAT, CSCS, PES; UW Health Sports Medicine…
 Non-Operative — Lateral Ankle Sprain — Non-Operative (Pediatric)
Massachusetts General Hospital
MGH Brigham Pediatric Sports Medicine · 2024-05
 Surgical — Modified Brostrom Procedure (Lateral Ankle Reconstruction)
Sanford Health
01/2024
 Peroneal Tendon Repair
iOrtho
August 2024
 Peroneal Tendon Repair
Mammoth Orthopedic Institute / Sierra Park PT
Stephen Knecht MD; Julie Perumal PT DPT · 2019
 Peroneal Tendon Repair
Massachusetts General Hospital
MGH Sports Medicine · October 2021
 Peroneal Tendon Repair
Orthopaedic Associates of Maine
 Non-Operative — Posterior Tibial Tendinopathy
Sanford Health
04/2021
 Posterior Tibial Tendon Reconstruction
Mountain Orthopaedics
Mountain Ortho Clinical Team
 Posterior Tibial Tendon Repair — FDL Tendon Transfer with Calcaneal Osteotomy (PTT Repair)
Mammoth Orthopedic Institute / Sierra Park PT
Stephen Knecht MD; Julie Perumal PT DPT · 2019
 Soft Tissue Lengthening — Peroneus Brevis Fractional Intramuscular Lengthening
Children's Colorado / Center for Gait and Movement Analysis (CGMA)
CGMA Physical Therapy Team, Children's Colorado · October 2007
 Soft Tissue Lengthening — Strayer/Volpius Gastrocnemius-Soleus Intramuscular Lengthening
Children's Colorado / Center for Gait and Movement Analysis (CGMA)
CGMA Physical Therapy Team, Children's Colorado · October 2007
 Soft Tissue Lengthening — Tendo-Achilles Lengthening (TAL) Percutaneous
Children's Colorado / Center for Gait and Movement Analysis (CGMA)
CGMA Physical Therapy Team, Children's Colorado · October 2007
 Surgical — Talus OCD Repair (Osteochondral Defect)
Sanford Health
08/2023
 Tendon Repair — Achilles Tendon Repair
University Orthopedics (Brown University)
University Orthopedics Sports Medicine Division
 Tendon Transfer — Split Anterior Tibial Tendon Transfer to Cuboid
Children's Colorado / Center for Gait and Movement Analysis (CGMA)
CGMA Physical Therapy Team, Children's Colorado · October 2007
 Tendon Transfer — Split Posterior Tibialis Tendon Transfer to Peroneus Brevis
Children's Colorado / Center for Gait and Movement Analysis (CGMA)
CGMA Physical Therapy Team, Children's Colorado · October 2007
 Tibial Osteotomy — Distal Tibial Rotational Osteotomy
Children's Colorado / Center for Gait and Movement Analysis (CGMA)
CGMA Physical Therapy Team, Children's Colorado · October 2007
 Total Ankle Arthroplasty — Total Ankle Replacement
Mammoth Orthopedic Institute / Sierra Park PT
Stephen Knecht MD (US Ski Team Physician)
 Total Ankle Arthroplasty
Massachusetts General Hospital
MGH Sports Medicine / Foot & Ankle Service · Revised January 2023
 Surgical — Total Ankle Arthroplasty
Sanford Health
03/2024