S/P Sesmoid Excision

- Swelling in the great toe metatarsal phalangeal joint
- Point tender on the bottom of the great toe
- Pain when your big toe is bent in different directions
- Difficulty bending your big toe up and down
- Inability to push with your big toe against pressure

- Sesamoiditis – An inflammation of the tissues surrounding your sesamoid bones
- Fracture – Rare traumatic injury that happens when too much force cracks the bone. It can occur when someone falls on a bent big toe
- Avascular necrosis
- Overuse of the great toe

- Period of immobilization in a cast or splint x 2-3 weeks
- Passive ROM and active ROM
- Foot intrinsic muscle strengthening
- Gait program
- Balance exercises
- Lower extremity strengthening
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