Procedure Explorer
Midfoot
Exostectomy
- Problem being treated
- Bony prominence causing ulceration, often after Charcot.
- Relevant anatomy
- Plantar midfoot prominence.
- Surgical concept
- Remove the bony prominence to reduce focal pressure.
- Indications
- Stable foot with a plantar prominence
- Common alternatives
- Custom footwear and inserts
- Recovery concept
- Offloading until healed.
- Risks
- Instability if over-resected
- Wound complications
- Evidence
- Limited Evidence
Case series.
- Technology involved
- Power burrs
Podiatrify provides educational information and risk guidance and does not provide a medical diagnosis. Symptoms involving severe pain, rapidly spreading infection, black or blue tissue, major trauma, loss of circulation, or systemic illness may require urgent medical evaluation.