Foot Surgery. Foot surgery is usually recommended by your podiatrist to relieve pain correct a foot deformity or restore function in your foot and or ankle. In most cases the surgery involves cutting and shortening one of the bones.
Sometimes surgery is the only way to achieve long lasting relief from persistent disabling symptoms. For patients who have foot and ankle issues that are not responding well to conservative treatments your doctor may recommend foot surgery. Your doctor may recommend metatarsal surgery to fix a deformed or dislocated toe.
The metatarsals are the bones that connect the toes to the foot.
Foot surgery is usually recommended by your podiatrist to relieve pain correct a foot deformity or restore function in your foot and or ankle. Sometimes surgery is the only way to achieve long lasting relief from persistent disabling symptoms. Your doctor may recommend metatarsal surgery to fix a deformed or dislocated toe. It can also help relieve pain in the ball of the foot.