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What Causes Difficulty In Bending The Toe Post Bunionectomy?
I am five weeks post bunionectomy where in the growth was removed on the side and the toe bone straightened out. The toe seems to move fine with flexion but I can t bend it down at all. It still tingles a little and is slightly swollen as the bone is still healing. When can I expect to be able to bend my toe down again?
Fri, 20 Oct 2017
As you rightly said, the bone, that is the operated 1st Metatarsal is still healing. It would take a minimum of 6 to 8 weeks for complete bone union at the operated site. By then your toe movements would become normal, the swelling and tingling would resolve and you would be normally active once again. Please give rest to the operated toe and foot, minimize ambulation for another 3v weeks, and this would hasten healing.
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