Most patients go home the same day as tarsal tunnel surgery, with pain peaking in the first 48 hours and easing steadily after that. Plan for protected, limited weightbearing during the first one to two weeks, a walking boot and physical therapy starting between two...
Negative pressure wound therapy is an evidence-backed adjunct for complex or slow-healing diabetic foot wounds, typically started only after proper debridement and offloading are already underway. Meta-analyses tie it to higher complete healing rates and lower...
Conservative care comes first for big toe arthritis, and it works for roughly half of patients: shoe changes, orthotics, NSAIDs, and a steroid injection can calm pain within weeks. When stiffness or pain still limits walking after a real trial, surgery becomes the...
Hardware removal is a surgical procedure to take out previously implanted screws, plates, rods, or wires from a healed foot or ankle. Surgeons typically recommend it when the hardware causes pain, prominence under the skin, infection, or mechanical failure, not simply...
Conservative care is the correct starting point for nearly every bunionette, and it works: shoe changes, padding, and orthotics resolve symptoms in up to 90% of patients according to a clinical review published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic...
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