Dislocated toe 3 months post op
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hey all! wondering if this has happened to anyone else.
i had a first metatarsal osteotomy (boat) procedure done on Jan 27th. I did 6 weeks non weight bearing, had an x-ray, and my surgeon said it's safe to walk. i had pain and swelling but assumed it was normal.
yesterday, i had my 12 week follow up x-ray. my surgeon now tells me my toe is dislocated and has no idea how. he said my joint is over near my second toe? I asked about my x-ray from 6 weeks ago and he said there was a "slight shift" but he assumed it would self correct. I'm mind blown that I've been walking for 6 weeks on a dislocated toe. He has no reason or cause, and now with the pandemic i have to wait until the hospital decides it's urgent enough to have surgery. i will need another 6 weeks on crutches and he might need to fuse my joint all together, which I do not want and told him that at my consult.
does anyone have any idea what happened or have an experience like this?
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hope4cure cmp1487
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cmp, really hard to comprehend that surgery could result in a dislocated toe when we have expectations for a successful procedure.
maybe try to google the problem and might be some answers to comprehend.
in my case the surgeon put a metal clamp in my toe to keep it from migrating.
some common complications leading to failure can include under- or over-correction, delayed union, malunion or non-union of osteotomy or fusion, joint stiffness, nerve entrapment, and excessive shortening of the first metatarsal leading to lesser metatarsal overload.
in my case i ended up with nerve damage and wear a toe pillow to keep the toe from causing nerve pressure.