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IF YOU SUFFER FROM PAIN OR
STIFFNESS IN YOUR ANKLE...AND
YOU INJURED IT BEFORE...YOU MAY
HAVE ANKLE ARTHRITIS.
SO WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT...AND
WHAT
CAN YOU DO?
JOINING US NOW WITH MORE, IS DR.
CHRISTIAN KIKUCHI, ORTHOPEDIC
FOOT
AND ANKLE SURGEON
WITH THE QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER.
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QUESTION #1: WHAT IS ANKLE
ARTHRITIS
AND HOW DO PEOPLE GET IT? DOCTOR
ANKLE ARTHRITIS
WEARING DOWN OF
CARTILAGE IN THE
ANKLE
USUALLY COMES FROM PRIOR
ANKLE
INJURIES
RESULTS IN ACTIVITY
LIMITATIONS
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QUESTION #2: WHAT ARE THE
SIGNS AND
ARE THERE TREATMENTS FOR IT?
DOCTOR
SIGNS AND TREATMENTS
PAIN AND STIFFNESS IN
THE
ANKLE
MAY FEEL GRINDING AND
SWELLING
NON-SURGICAL TREATMENTS
INCLUDE BRACING
ONE SURGICAL TREATMENT
OPTION
IS TOTAL ANKLE REPLACEMENT
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QUESTION #3: AS AN ORTHOPEDIC
FOOT
AND ANKLE SURGEON, WHAT MAKES
YOU DIFFERENT FROM A
PODIATRIST?
DOCTOR
ORTHOPEDIC FOOT AND ANKLE
SURGEON
VS. PODIATRIST
HAVE MEDICAL DEGREE AS
OPPOSED
TO D.P.M.
WENT TO MEDICAL SCHOOL
INSTEAD OF PODIATRY SCHOOL
COMPLETED MINIMUM 14 YEARS
OF TRAINING
TRAINED FOR
COMPREHENSIVE CARE OF THE FOOT
AND ANKLE
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TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FOOT AND
ANKLE PROBLEMS, INCLUDING
INJURIES
AND ANKLE ARTHRITIS, JOIN DR.
CHRISTIAN KIKUCHI FOR A FREE
SPEAKING OF HEALTH LECTURE AT
THE
QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER - WEST
O'AHU.
IT'S CALLED "CARING FOR YOUR
FEET AND
ANKLES" AND IT'S THIS THURSDAY,
JUNE 21, FROM 6 - 7 PM.
THIS IS PART OF QUEEN'S - WEST
O'AHU'S MONTHLY LECTURE SERIES
FEATURING IMPORTANT HEALTH
INFORMATION FOR THE COMMUNITY.
TO REGISTER, CALL THE QUEEN'S
REFERRAL LINE AT 691-7117.
OR GO TO QUEENSWESTOAHU. ORG AND
CLICK ON "CLASSES AND EVENTS."
ON SCREEN:
FREE SPEAKING OF HEALTH LECTURE:
CARING FOR YOUR FEET AND ANKLES
DR. CHRISTIAN KIKUCHI THURSDAY,
JUNE 21, 6 - 7 PM QUEEN'S - WEST
O'AHU CALL 691-7117
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