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Foot & Ankle
Surgical Interventions
At Bluewater Foot & Ankle Specialists, it is our goal to get you back on your feet, pain free. We provide individualized, compassionate care to each and every one of our patients. We understand the decision to undergo surgery is not made lightly and we are committed to walking you through every step of the process. Dr. Brandon Bultsma is a board qualified foot and ankle surgeon, with expertise in a wide-variety of surgical interventions. Read more below regarding common conditions often requiring surgery.
Dr. Brandon C. Bultsma
Bluewater Foot & Ankle Specialists
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Dr. Bultsma specializes in a wide-variety of surgical interventions pertaining to the foot & ankle. Dr. Bultsma completed a 3-year surgical residency of the foot and ankle at St. John Hospital and Medical Center, a 772-bed trauma center in Detroit, Michigan. Throughout his residency, Dr. Bultsma trained alongside numerous surgeons practicing the latest surgical techniques and cutting edge procedures of the foot and ankle.
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Common Conditions Requiring Surgical Intervention
Athletic Injuries
Injuries such as ankle sprains, stress fractures, and ruptured tendons commonly occur. If conservative treatments do not allow proper healing, surgery is an option.
Traumatic Injuries
Bone fractures, or breaks, often occur during a trip or fall, as well as other traumatic accidents. It is important these injuries are diagnosed correctly in order to create a proper plan of care.
Fracture Care
With 26 bones in your foot and ankle combined, trauma to any one of these bones can cause a considerable amount of pain and inflammation.
Foot Deformities
The most common foot deformities we see are bunion and hammertoe deformities. Dr. Bultsma has had extensive training in correcting these via surgical intervention.
Bone Spurs
A bone spur repair is surgery to remove a bone spur, a bony growth that forms on normal bone. Your doctor will make one or more small cuts near the bone spur and remove the piece of bone.
Flat Feet
Flat foot reconstruction repairs the ligaments, tendons, and bone structure in your feet. It reshapes the foot so that your arches are better supported and in their proper positions.
Wound Care & Limb Salvage
Dr. Bultsma routinely performs lower extremity wound care, both in our office, as well as in the operating room. Most commonly seen wounds are diabetic wounds of the lower extremities.
Soft Tissue Masses
Soft Tissue Masses of the feet and ankles include both benign and malignant masses as well as lesions. Fortunately, malignant soft tissue lesions are not common and the soft tissue masses forming on the foot are usually not dangerous tumors.