Dr. Thomas O. Clanton, MD

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Dr. Thomas O. Clanton is internationally recognized for his work as an orthopedic surgeon, specializing in sports and traumatic injuries to the lower extremities, including the leg, ankle, and foot. Dr. Clanton joined The Steadman Clinic in August of 2009 after successfully building both a private practice and an academic practice in Houston, Texas, for more than two decades. As one of only 10 surgeons in the United States, and the only surgeon in the entire state of Colorado who participated in the FDA Investigational Study of the Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement, known as STAR, Dr. Clanton is a pioneer in ankle replacement surgery and began introducing the procedure to patients in 1998. He is notably one of the most experienced surgeons in the area of ankle replacement and has lectured extensively on this subject and taught both basic and advanced courses to other orthopedic surgeons who are learning the technique. In addition to ankle replacement surgery, Dr. Clanton is an expert in arthroscopic foot and ankle surgery, and uses this approach for many sports-related, traumatic, and degenerative conditions. Some of these conditions include syndesmosis injuries or high ankle sprains, Lisfranc injuries, Jones fractures, claw toes, bunions and hallux valgus, hallux rigidus, turf toe, navicular stress fractures, osteochondral injuries of the talus, to name a few. Dr. Clanton received his M.D. degree from Baylor College of Medicine in 1976. He then entered and completed a five-year orthopaedic residency program at The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. Before Dr. Clanton started his own successful practice, he received additional foot and ankle training in Oakland, CA, under Roger A. Mann, M.D., and later trained in knee surgery in Jackson, WY, under the direction of John Feagin, M.D., Ken Lambert, M.D., and Bill Mott, MD.