Surgery will take place at our outpatient surgery center, (ASC), on a Wednesday. You will be placed into a well padded splint and ace wrap after your surgery to allow for swelling. Leave this on until your first post-op appointment in the clinic 9-12 days later.

At your first post-op appointment the splint will be cut off in the cast room by one of our technicians. Your foot/leg will be cleaned up and the stitches removed at this time. Dr. Vieth will look at your incision and make sure everything is healing well. You will be put into a cast or boot at this appointment. You will follow up in approximately three weeks. You will need to remain *protective weight-bearing until that appointment.

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Fusion of your great toe (big toe) with the metatarsal. This is performed due to severe arthritis of the great toe that has failed conservative treatment. Severe arthritis of this joint is called hallux rigidus.

Joint fusion of the tibia, fibula, and talus (the specific bones entailed in this procedure may vary depending on your specific arthritic problems in this joint area). This procedure is most likely warranted due to severe arthritis in this joint that causes severe pain that has failed all other conservative treatment.