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by Marcie
(Ludington, MI USA)
The big toe on my right foot sticks outward, and the second and third toes are hammertoes. I'm scheduled to have surgery at the end of March, 2016. The doctor recommends fusing the big toe, and fusing the middle joints in the hammer toes and releasing the tendons on the hammertoes. He'd put a plantar plate under the 2nd and 3rd toes. The other option is to do a tightrope procedure on the big toe.He's unsure how well the tightrope cable will last. I'm reluctant to fuse the big toe, because I'll have no flexibility in the big toe joint. I'm 53 and active.I also have back pain, and I'm afraid the change in my gait will make the back pain worse. I'm having a very hard time with shoes fitting comfortably. Ones I've worn for a while now hurt my feet. I buy wide width, but sometimes that's not enough.
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