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Hello. I had a failed bunion surgery which caused hallux varus…2nd surgery also failed. Now I’m facing a 3rd surgery and am getting conflicting recommendations…Fusion or Joint Replacement. I’m not sure which Dr or procedure to go with. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!
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Usually bunion removal surgery is done at the same time as fusion (I've had both big toes fused and bunions removed at the same time.)
Joint replacement in the big toe is usually not recommended over fusion. In most cases, there isn't much mobility loss with fusion anyway. I haven't noticed. Running is most likely not possible or recommended after fusion, I think.
Joint replacement in the big toes have a high rate of failure, although you can verify.
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@live5today, welcome. I moved your question about fusion vs joint replacement of the big toe to this existing discussion:
- Joint replacement in big toe.: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/joint-replacement-in-big-toe/
I did this so you can read the experiences of and connect with members like @nursejudith @bbrebozo @heyjoe415 and others.
Decision making is hard at the best of times, but especially when you get conflicting recommendations. Have you started a list of pros and cons of each procedure?