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Case Study A 51 year old female sustained a head-on motor vehicle collision which resulted in a calcaneal fracture and tibiotalar contusion of her left foot. A year after her accident she presented to our office with extreme pain to her ankle and subsequently an MRI confirmed a posterior medial talar dome lesion. She underwent a medial malleolar osteotomy with an osteochondral autograft transplant to repair the lesion (figure 1). She did well for a year after surgery but then later presented with continued pain and swelling of her ankle with locking up of the ankle joint and some clicking when walking. Her pain progressed to the point where she constantly needed pain medication and her work was suffering. Bracing and other conservative methods were exhausted and she decided to have total ankle replacement. Ankle fusion was offered to the patient, but she did not want to have an ankle that did not move. Three years after her accident she underwent a total ankle replacement with the Wright Medical Inbone 2 recon- structive type of implant (figure 2). Three months later, she has progressed well, pain is significantly better, and she is walking and back to work. Currently, ibuprofen is keeping her pain controlled throughout the day. She has been pleased with her decision and is able to get back to riding her motorcycle. IMAGES COURTESY OF OHIO FOOT & ANKLE CENTER Figure 1 Figure 2 Dr. Aaron Chokan and Dr. Duane Ehredt are Doctors of Podiatric Medicine certified in the Wright Medical InBone and Stryker STAR ankle replacement systems. They practice at Ohio Foot & Ankle Center in Fairlawn, Stow, Green and Canton, and are on staff at 8 hospitals in the Cleveland/ Akron/Canton area. Dr. Chokan was residency trained at University Hospitals Case Medical Center and is Board Certified in Foot Surgery and Board Qualified in Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery. He is also a Diplomate of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Dr. Chokan is the President of Ohio Foot and Ankle Center and is an adjunct faculty mem- ber and the Alumni Chairman at the Kent State University, College of Podiatric Medicine, and the current President of the Mideastern Academy of Podiatric Medicine. Dr. Duane Ehredt was residency trained at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center/ Case Western Reserve University and is Board Qualified in Foot and Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery. He is an Associate of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Dr. Ehredt is a former NCAA Division III All-American football player and has received scholar awards from numerous institutions such as Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine, Novartis Pharmaceuticals and Podiatry Foundation of Pittsburgh. F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , v i s i t http://www.ohiofac.com. To schedule a patient, call 330-477-4400 or 330-867-9303. ■ 2 0 1 5 JA N UA RY/ F E B R UA RY ■ M D N E W S . CO M ■ MD NEWS Cleveland/Akron/Canton | 1 1