{"id":37582,"date":"2025-08-07T06:33:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T06:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/?post_type=procedure&#038;p=37582"},"modified":"2025-09-11T19:24:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T19:24:30","slug":"foot-bone-fusion-arthrodesis","status":"publish","type":"procedure","link":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/procedure\/foot-bone-fusion-arthrodesis\/","title":{"rendered":"Foot Bone Fusion (Arthrodesis)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Foot Bone Fusion?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Arthrodesis eliminates painful motion in diseased joints by removing cartilage and uniting bones with hardware until they fuse. Common sites include the hindfoot (subtalar, talonavicular, calcaneocuboid), midfoot (Lisfranc joints), and tarsometatarsal joints. Performed under general or regional anesthesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to expect after Foot Bone Fusion?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Splint\/CAM boot with strict non\u2013weight-bearing for 6\u20138 weeks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elevation and ice to control swelling; keep dressing dry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gradual progression to partial and full weight-bearing as X\u2011rays show fusion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physical therapy for gait, balance, and strength after immobilization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Return to desk work 2\u20133 weeks; manual labor may require 10\u201312 weeks or more<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Full fusion may take 8\u201312 weeks (sometimes longer)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Long-term: stiffer but more stable, pain\u2011reduced foot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":37583,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"specialty":[1137],"class_list":["post-37582","procedure","type-procedure","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","specialty-podiatry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure\/37582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/procedure"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=37582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}