To cut or not to cut?
Posted on July 19th, 2008 by ithappened2me
Does anyone have any personal experience or know of any research about having surgery vs. not having surgery? Any information would be helpful. I will probably have to make that decision on Monday.
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I posted a link to this study the other day:
http://www.podiatrytoday.com/article/8786
It seems to argue that surgeons operate out of habit and that simply using a walking boot and immediate weight bearing yields similar results.
It sounds interesting, but who knows? The one thing I think all of us agree on (and are shocked by) is the lack of a universal protocol. I understand every doctor is different and every patient is too for that matter. Still, it seems there are a WIDE variety of treatments out there.
I, by the way, had surgery went into a plaster cast for two weeks and am now in a walking boot for a month.
Good luck with your decision.
If you’re younger and have an active life go with the surgery. If your older and less active just get a cast. I don’t have any research but that’s what all the docs told me.