It s best to meet with a qualified physician to discuss options for your foot. The Department of Orthopaedics is composed of many different health care experts who function as a team to make surgery safe and effective. This team includes senior and more junior physicians, physician assistants, nurses, physical therapists, and support personnel. Office visits are scheduled through the office staff. Surgery is scheduled through a patient care coordinator, and various aspects of your care are provided by other personnel.
Surgery is under the care of surgeons.
This means that you will come to the hospital on your day of surgery and either go home the same day or be admitted to the hospital. Depending on the type of surgery done, the hospital stay may be one night or two. If extensive reconstruction is done in other parts of the foot a third night may be necessary. In general, you will be protected in some type of boot or cast and using crutches for about six weeks. You will return to the outpatient center two weeks after the surgery for removal of your sutures and a wound check.