Problemas de Pie en Español

• Artritis Reumatoide en el Pie y Tobillo
• Biopsia de Tejida Blando
• Buniones (Juanete)
• Coalición Tarsal
• Complicaciones Diabéticas y Prevención de Amputaciones
• Curación de Los Huesos
• Dedo Cruzado
• Dedo en Martillo
• Deformidad de Haglund
• Diabeticas: Estatisticas Alarmantes
• Disfunción de Tendón Tibial Posterior
• Dolor de Talón
• Dolor de Talón Infantil
• Ejercicios de Elongación
• El Dolor Crónico de Tobillo Lateral
• Enfermedad Vascular Periferica (PAD)
• Equinismo
• Esguince de Tobillo
• Fibroma Plantar
• Fractura de Estrés
• Fracturas de Los Dedos Del Pie
• Fracturas de Tobillo
• Fracturas del Calcáneo (Fracturas del Hueso del Talón)
• Fracturas del Quinto Metatarsiano
• Gota
• Hallux Rigidus
• Heridas Por Punción
• Inestabilidad Crónica de Tobillo
• Inicio de Drenaje Siguiendo Los Pasos de Absceso Infectado
• Inflamación Aguda
• Instrucciones par el Cuidado de Heridas
• Instrucciones Para Muletas
• Juanetes de Sastre
• Lesión del Domo Talar
• Lesiones de Lisfranc
• Lesiones del Tendón Peroneo
• Lesiones en un Hueso Sesamoideo del Pie
• Melanoma Maligno del Pie
• Necesito un Examen Para PAD?
• Neuroma de Morton
• Neuropatía Diabética Periférica
• Osteoartritis del Pie y el Tobillo
• Pie Cavo (Pie de Arco Alto)
• Pie de Atleta
• Pie de Charcot
• Pie Diabético
• Pie Plano Flexible
• Pie Plano Pediátrico
• Que Usted Espera con el Tratamiento de Acido par Alas Verrugas
• Que Usted Espera Por Las Inyecciones de Esteriodes
• Quiste de Ganglio
• Ruptura del Tendón de Aquiles
• Síndrome del Hueso Trigono
• Síndrome del Navicular Accesorio
• Síndrome del Túnel Tarsiano
• Tendinitis de Aquiles
• Terapia con Onda de Choque Extracorporea (ESWT)
• Trastornos Comunes del Tendón de Aquiles
• Trombosis Venosa Profunda
• Uña Encarnada del Dedo del Pie
• Uña Infectada Por Hongos
• Verruga Plantar (Verruca Plantaris)

Bunion Surgery

Bunion surgery involves cutting of bone in one or more locations, rebalancing the joint capsule and tendon structures, and placement of bone screws and/or other fixation devices. 

Goals

• Reduce or eliminate pain associated with the bunion and/or the joint.
• Improve the alignment of the great toe.
• Reduce the prominence of the bunion.

Possible Alternatives to Surgery

• Orthotics
• Orthopedic shoes or other shoe modifications
• Pad, gel shields, or splints
• Medications-oral or injected
• Physical Therapy

Potential Complications/Risks

Stiffness; Prolonged swelling; Prolonged pain; Delayed healing or non-healing of skin, soft tissue, or bone; Circulation disturbance of skin, soft tissue or bone; Infection of soft tissue or bone; Nerve injury or numbness; Tendon injury or tendonitis; Unsightly or painful scar; Over-correction; Under-correction; Recurrence; Incomplete relief of pain; Arthritis; Weakness of the toe; Poor toe to ground contact; Shortening of the toe; Callus or pain under adjacent portion of the ball of the foot; Intolerance of the fixation device; Change in shoe size; Hematoma or bleeding complication; Phlebitis; Mild to life threatening reaction to medications and/or anesthesia.

Usual Post-Operative Care/Recovery

Walk in a cam walker boot immediately after surgery with crutches or other assistive device; Use elevation, rest, water-tight icepacks, and prescribed medications for pain and swelling control; keep bandages dry and in place for approximately two weeks; sutures are removed in approximately two weeks; utilize anti-swelling and anti-stiffness physical therapy for one to six months; return to loose shoes or sneakers in approximately 2 to 8 weeks; return to fashionable shoes in one to four months; return to sedentary activities and/or occupation in one to six weeks; return to demanding activities and/or occupation in one to four months; possible use of orthoses long-term

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Wear a cast and/or cast splint, use crutches,  and place absolutely no weight on the foot for up to 6 weeks; use elevation,  rest water-tight ice packs, and prescribed medications for pain and swelling control; keep cast dry; sutures are removed in approximately two weeks; utilize anti-swelling and anti-stiffness physical therapy for one to six months; return to loose shoes or sneakers in approximately 6 to 9 weeks; return to fashionable shoes in two to four months; return to sedentary activities and/or occupation in one to eight weeks; return to demanding activities and/or occupation in two to four months; possible use of orthoses long-term.