Pain in 4th Metatarsal Head after Great Toe fusion
About 10 years ago I had a great toe fusion after a crush injury.
Another surgery about 2 yrs after that to fix the original surgery, they tried to take some of the pronuciation (pronation whatever the word is) off of the top of the fusion. I also have pes planus.
Over the years I have put up with a great deal of pain.
I have just learned I must not walk a lot or I have pain.
I wear Rockports and was made insoles for my shoes.
The pain on my 4th metatarsal has been slowly progressing over the years, I shave off the callus and there is only a callus in that spot on the “bad foot” and not on the good one. I can feel my bones and the 4th metarsal is huge compared to the others in that foot.
It gets so painful that it feels like I am walking on pure bone with no padding.
When this happens I start walking on the side of my foot causing ankle, knee and hip pain.
My question is this related to the fusion?
And what is this spot is a bone growth etc..?
And what can be done?
Thank you for any information you can give me.
Andrea
Best Answers
Vivian Abrams DPM
While it is possible your weight shift has caused the pain in the 4th metatarsal, it would be more appropriate to see x-rays and observe your gait in and out of shoes. There are options including different orthotics, braces, surgery and padding.You should see a podiatrist for further evaluation
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Vivian Abrams DPM
While it is possible your weight shift has caused the pain in the 4th metatarsal, it would be more appropriate to see x-rays and observe your gait in and out of shoes. There are options including different orthotics, braces, surgery and padding.You should see a podiatrist for further evaluation