Two ways patients find Dr. Jones
Everyday foot and ankle care
Heel pain, bunions, sprains, ingrown nails and diabetic foot care, handled with the simplest treatment that actually works.
Complex reconstruction, revision and trauma
Total ankle replacement, deformity correction, cartilage injuries, serious fractures and surgeries that need to be redone.
When other surgeons send the hard cases
Many surgeons refer their complex foot and ankle cases to Dr. Jones: deformity correction, trauma, cartilage injuries, revision surgery and total ankle replacement. Patients are regularly referred from Katy, Sugar Land, Conroe, Livingston and College Station.
Dr. Jones primarily uses Restor3d ankle implants and is also trained and certified in the Stryker and Exactech total ankle systems. The implant is chosen for your anatomy and deformity, not the other way around. Ankle replacement or fusion? See how they compare.
What brings people in
- The morning heel stab — first steps out of bed feel like stepping on a nail. Plantar fasciitis, the most common foot complaint we see — and one of the most fixable.
- The bunion that's winning — when your shoe closet has surrendered and the joint aches by evening.
- The ankle that never healed — the sprain from two years ago that still rolls, swells, or just doesn't feel trustworthy.
- The worn-out ankle — arthritis that makes every step a negotiation, and the question of fusion versus replacement.
- The surgery that didn't work — a fusion that never healed, a bunion that came back, a replacement that loosened.
- The diabetic foot — where routine care isn't routine; it's protection.
How we treat feet here
Most foot and ankle problems are solved without surgery — precise diagnosis, footwear and orthotic strategy, targeted injections, and rehab do the heavy lifting. When surgery is the answer, it's done with the same standard as every operating room in this practice, with recovery run by the rehab team one hallway away. The difference podiatry-in-an-ortho-practice makes: nobody has to guess whether your foot pain is actually an ankle problem, a gait problem, or a knee problem — the people who treat all of them share your chart.
Your foot and ankle surgeon, with an orthopedic practice behind him
Dr. Jacob Jones — Podiatry & Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery
Dr. Jones covers the full range of foot and ankle care, from five-minute nail procedures to total ankle replacement and complex reconstruction, with a bias toward the simplest treatment that actually works.
And because feet don't exist in isolation: gait analysis, physical therapy, chiropractic care, and sports medicine surgeons all share one chart — so "my foot hurts" gets the whole-body answer it often needs.
Common questions
Can I skip the doctor and just buy inserts?
Over-the-counter inserts help some heel pain — that's honest. But if pain has lasted more than a few weeks, an exam finds what generic inserts can't: whether it's fascia, tendon, nerve, or a stress injury. Treating the wrong thing consistently is how six weeks of pain becomes a year.
Does bunion surgery mean months off my feet?
Modern bunion correction typically has you walking in a surgical shoe early, with return to regular shoes over weeks, not months — details depend on the correction you need. We'll show you the actual timeline before anything is scheduled.
My ankle sprain was months ago. Why does it still give out?
Sprains that never got rehabbed often leave stretched ligaments and weak stabilizers — the "trick ankle." Structured rehab fixes most; chronic instability that keeps rolling may warrant a repair. Either way, it's fixable, not just "how your ankle is now."
Does Sterling Ridge do total ankle replacement?
Yes. Dr. Jacob Jones has performed approximately 150 total ankle replacements. He primarily uses Restor3d implants and is also trained and certified in the Stryker and Exactech systems, choosing the implant based on each patient's anatomy and deformity.
Your foot & ankle surgeon
Board-certified, fellowship-trained, and in the office every week — read their story, then decide.
Medically reviewed by Keith W.V. Johnson, MD, FAAOS · Updated September 28, 2026