Claire O’Kane

Qualifications

Fellowship of Royal College of Podiatrists April 2000

Certificate of completion of Podiatric Surgical training 2003

Alan Proctor Award for highest pass in membership examination of College of Podiatrists December 1997

Publications

O’Kane C, Kilmartin TE. The use of antimicrobials in podiatric practice, Br. J. Podiatry 2001; 4:8-14

O’Kane C, Kilmartin TE The surgical management of central metatarsalgia. Foot Ankle Int. 2002. 23:415-419

O’Kane C, Kilmartin TE The rotation scarf and Akin osteotomy for the correction of severe hallux valgus. The Foot. 2002. 12:203-212

O’Kane C, Kilmartin TE A review of 100 2nd toe Proximal interphalangeal joint arthroplasties. Foot Ankle Int.2005. 26 (4):320-325

O’Kane C, Kilmartin TE Review of Amputation of the second toe in the presence of asymptomatic Hallux Valgus for the treatment of hammer or claw second toes, Br. J. Podiatry 2006; 9: 120-123

O’Kane C, Kilmartin TE Orthopaedic surgery and Podiatric surgery: Would you get the same operation? Podiatry Now 2007. 10: 24-26

Hewitt S, Kilmartin TE, O’Kane C A retrospective audit on the role of sonographical interpretation and localisation of intermetatarsal neuroma in the surgical management of Morton’s neuroma. Br. J. Podiatry 2007. 10: 99-104

Treatments and areas of interest

• Neuroma/ cyst/ ganglion surgery
• Cortisone injection therapy for arthritis, heel pain, neuroma and metatarsalgia
• Bunion surgery
• Hammer toe surgery
• Neuroma surgery and cortisone injections.
• Joint resurfacing for treatment of arthritis of the big toe
• Surgery for problem little toes
• Ganglion excision
• In-growing toenail surgery

Referral Requirements

• No referral required