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)

Hammertoe Surgery

The specific components of hammertoe surgery are determined by the severity of the deformities found on examination.  The bony components of the corrections may include bone removal, bone fusion, or no bone work at all.  The soft tissue components of the correction may involve removal of corns, rebalancing of joints, and cutting, lengthening, or relocation of tendons.  In rare cases, implants may be used.

Goals

• Reduce or eliminate pain associated with the hammertoe and/or under the ball of the foot.
• Improve the alignment of the toe.
• Reduce or eliminate corn or callus formation.

Possible Alternatives to Surgery

• Orthotics
• Orthopedic shoes or other shoe modifications
• Pads, shields, or splints
• Medications
• Physical Therapy (R.I.C.E.)
• Trimming of corns

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; Mal-alignment of the toe;  Recurrence of deformity; Over-correction; Under-correction; Regrowth of bone prominence; Incomplete relief of pain; Arthritis;  Weakness of the toe; Poor toe to ground contact; Shortening of the toe;  Hyper mobility of the toe;  Corn or pain at a different portion of the toe; Intolerance or breakage of the fixation pin; implant fatigue, failure, or intolerance; 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 special surgical shoe immediately after surgery with crutches or other assistive device; use elevation, rest, water-tight ice packs, 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; pins (if used) are removed in 3 to 6 weeks and the foot is kept dry during this time; 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 orthotics long-term.