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    I need surgery for my Midfoot Arthritis.

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    I need surgery for my midfoot arthritis, what is involved?
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    Mr Wei-Han Tay is an Australian-trained Orthopaedic Surgeon who specialises in the treatment of foot and ankle conditions, and trauma. Wei-Han obtained his undergraduate medical … View Profile

    Surgical treatment of midfoot arthritis relies on performing an arthrodesis or fusing the symptomatic joints, and may require simultaneous correction of any associated deformities, such as a flatfoot. Fusing a major joint, such as in the midfoot, involves excising the arthritic joint surfaces, grafting the fusion site with a combination of your own bone (usually borrowed from your heel, leg, knee or hip area) and synthetic bone graft, then fixing the bones with a plate and screws. Once the arthrodesis has united, there should be resolution of the arthritic pain since there is no longer a joint to become inflamed.

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