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Sports Foot & Ankle Specialists Serving the Front Range
Welcome to the Sports Foot & Ankle website, a service of The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado. Our foot and ankle specialists: Dr. C. Thomas Haytmanek and Dr. Jonathon D. Backus are uniquely trained to diagnose and treat acute and chronic injuries of the foot and ankle. Their combined years of experience and special training make them uniquely equipped to treat complex deformities, sports injuries, arthritis, and cartilage injuries.
Specializing in treatment of orthopedic foot and ankle conditions
The Steadman Clinic delivers the highest quality of orthopaedic care
Cutting edge diagnostic and treatment techniques
We offer orthopedic second opinions by reviewing your imaging
MEET OUR FOOT AND ANKLE SPECIALISTS
Whether the condition is a sprain, a severe fracture, or advanced arthritis, Dr. Haytmanek and Dr. Backus treat all patients with equal compassion and care. They recognizes that each patient has a unique situation requiring its own tailored approach for treatment. With a focus on individual patient needs and unwavering commitment to excellence, our team provides the highest quality of care to return patients to an active quality of life.
OUR HEALTH SERVICES
Using a variety of surgical approaches, including arthroscopy, and open techniques, our foot and ankle team is skilled in treating ankle instability and sprains (including high ankle sprains), osteochondral injuries of the ankle, foot and ankle fractures, bunions, arthritis of the great toe joint, turf toe, fractures, and tendon problems (Achilles, peroneal, and posterior tibial). We offer Total Ankle Replacement, minimally invasive bunion surgery, and foot and ankle arthroscopy. We offer the latest in treatments, replacements, and implants.
The INFINITY ankle replacement is one of the two types of ankle prostheses that we use in our practice at the Sports Foot and Ankle Group.
Cartiva® Synthetic Cartilage Implant (SCI) is a new implant for the treatment for hallux rigidus, also known as big toe arthritis.
MICROFRACTURE
Microfracture is used for the treatment of osteochondral lesion of the talus (OLT) is an area of damaged cartilage.
LATERAL LIGAMENT REPAIR
Lateral ankle ligament repair/reconstruction is used to restore normal stability to the ankle.
The goal of Achilles tendon repair is to reconnect the calf muscles with the heel bone to restore push-off strength.
Depending on the severity of the injury, ankle fractures can be treated non-surgically or surgically.
