Foot Osteotomy Surgery

Deformities of the foot can lead to pain whilst walking and/or difficulty wearing shoes and other footwear. These deformities may occur due to developmental abnormalities, arthritis, neurological conditions (e.g. Charcot-Marie-Tooth) or injuries to the foot amongst other causes. When these deformities are flexible, treatments used can include non-surgical orthoses/footwear inserts or tendon transfer surgery.

Fixed deformities may need surgery in the form of one or multiple osteotomies (controlled break/fracture to allow realignment of a bone). The bone is then held in the new corrected position with a block of bone as a graft and/or orthopaedic hardware (screws, plates or wires/pins).

Common osteotomies include heel shifts (calcaneus- heel bone), midfoot osteotomies- usually in combination with other procedures to correct a flatfoot (planovalgus) or high arch (cavovarus foot), and metatarsal osteotomies to offload painful smaller toes. Your surgeon will be able to discuss your condition’s suitability for treatment with an osteotomy after your consultation and assessment.