About Dr. Arena
Dr. Arena is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in foot and ankle / lower extremity. He completed his undergraduate education at Penn State University majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Bio-Engineering. He then completed his four-year medical school training at West Virginia University where he earned a Doctorate of Medicine degree (M.D.). He returned to Penn State University where he completed a 5-year Orthopedic Surgery Residency/Chief Residency. Following the completion of his residency training, Dr. Arena, completed an Orthopedic Surgery Foot and Ankle Fellowship at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
Dr. Arena focuses on providing world class, cutting edge orthopedic care for patients with conditions of the lower extremity. He serves as an adjunct instructor at the University of Idaho and continues to publish research papers in the field of orthopedic surgery. Dr. Arena also serves as a Journal Review for Foot and Ankle International.
To Dr. Arena, patient care is a privilege and helping those to improve their quality of life is the reason he became an orthopedic surgeon.
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Specialties
Dr. Arena specializes in foot, ankle, and lower extremity care. He’s well known not only for his clinical and surgical care, but also as a teacher and instructor. To consult with Dr. Arena, please call our office at (208) 457-4211.
Minimally Invasive Lower Extremity Surgery:
- Minimally Invasive Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Bunions (Hallux Valgus) Reconstruction Including Minimally Invasive
- Great toe Arthritis (Hallux Rigidus)
- Hammertoe Reconstruction Minimally Invasive
- Arthroscopic/Minimally Invasive Ankle Fusion
- Metatarsalgia Surgery Minimally Invasive
Lower Extremity Arthritis:
- Ankle Arthritis – Total Ankle Replacement
- Ankle Arthritis – Ankle Fusion
- Ankle Arthritis – Arthroscopic/Minimally Invasive Fusion
- Knee Arthritis – Total Knee Replacement
- Knee Arthritis – Mako Robotic Total Knee Replacement
- Forefoot Arthritis – Great toe fusion
- Midfoot Arthritis – Midfoot fusion
- Hindfoot Arthritis – Hindfoot fusion
Lower Extremity Sports Medicine:
- Achilles Tendon Rupture
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Instability –Ankle Stabilization/ Brostrom
- Ankle Cartilage Injuries - Osteochondral Lesions
Lower Extremity Trauma:
- Ankle Fracture
- Talus Fracture
- Calcaneus Fracture
- Lisfranc/Midfoot Injuries
- Jones Fractures (5th Metatarsal)
Lower Extremity Reconstruction:
- Flatfoot Deformity Reconstruction
- High Arch Deformity Reconstruction
- Achilles Tendinosis/Heel Bump/Haglund’s Deformity
Revision Foot and Ankle Surgery
Non-Operative Treatment:
- Steroid Injection
- Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)
- Bracing
- Orthotics
Education
Hobbies
- Upland Hunting
- Pointer Dog Training
- Fly Fishing
- Running
Publications
- Normative Distribution of First Metatarsal Axial Rotation (.pdf)
- Association Between Hindfoot Alignment and First Metatarsal Rotation (.pdf)
- Association of Normal vs Abnormal Meary Angle With Hindfoot Malalignment and First Metatarsal Rotation (.pdf)
- Exploring the potential role of tungsten carbide cobalt (WC-Co) nanoparticle internalization in observed toxicity toward lung epithelial cells in vitro (.pdf)
- Diagnostic Criteria and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Periprosthetic Joint Infection of Total Ankle Arthroplasty (.pdf)
- What Is the Definition of Acute and Chronic Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) of Total Ankle Arthroplasty (TAA)? (.pdf)
- Distal fibula osteotomies improve tibiotalar joint compression (.pdf)
- Injuries in the Competitive Paediatric Motocross Athlete (.pdf)
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Medical Journal Reviewer
