How Do You Clean Bone Spurs In An Ankle?
Bone spurs on the ankle are caused by a buildup of calcium that forms when the ankle has been injured or by arthritis (swelling of the joints). To clean up ankle bone spurs that cause problems for you, or limit your ability to move, may require surgery. Ankle bone spurs are often removed during surgery for arthritis. If you have arthritis in your ankle, the surgeon will remove troublesome bone spurs when making other repairs to your ankle. Surgeons often perform removal of ankle bone spurs with an arthroscopic procedure where a tiny TV camera is inserted into a very small incision. This allows the surgeon to operate on the area and see what he or she is doing on a TV screen. Set up an appointment with a foot and ankle surgeon. Get an X-ray to determine the existence and location of your ankle bone spur(s). The X-ray should be sent to your surgeon before the surgery. Arrange to have arthroscopic surgery where small two small incisions are made through the skin where the ankle bone spur
