Risks of Surgery of the foot and ankle

Description: THE RISKS OF HAVING SURGERY Do you know the risks and benefits of surgery? The purpose of your operation is to decrease pain and improve the function of the foot. In some cases, that involves fusion of parts of the foot and/or tendon transfers. Most of the time the operation goes smoothly and after the operation you recover with no problems. At three months, you will be fully mobile. At six months you should be noticeably better than before the operation. Different people vary in their recovery time; therefore you should not be too concerned about a delay in recovery as long as things are improving. Complications occur in 10% of cases on average. Your particular procedure may have higher risks of complications and your surgeon will advise you of these if they may affect your decisions on surgery. Only you know how the pain that you are suffering affects your lifestyle, so only you can make the decision whether or not to have surgery.