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Big Toe Surgery

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We look at the types of hammer toe surgery as well as what to expect during and after the procedure. On these x rays the plate and the screws look huge. Bunionectomy A Bunion Results In A Bony Overgrowth In The Foot Causing The Big Toe To Curve Outward To Repair This An Incision Bunion Surgery Bunion Feet A hammer toe is a potentially painful toe deformity. Big toe surgery . A cheilectomy is the surgical removal of bone spurs from around the big toe joint. Usually a day case procedure this type of surgery treats big toe arthritis and is performed under a general anaesthetic with a pain relieving local anaesthetic administered post operatively around the wound. A cheilectomy is a surgical procedure performed to remove bone spurs from the base of the big toe in the foot. Patients with a condition called hallux rigidis or arthritis of the big toe can have pain and stiffness in the big toe. Pain is usually worse with extension of the big toe such as when ascending stairs runni