talo-navicular joint fusion - Foot Problems Message Board

kezzer · 01-16-2009, 04:19 PM

hi...
in dec 05 i had my navicular bone fused with some bone from my hip an 2 screws.. the pain since havin it done has been up an down but recently the pain is unbearable.. im tryin to find out if havin the screws removed will help the pain ? what happens if the screws are removed ??
if anybody can help id be v.gratefull
thanks x

Hankster13 · 01-19-2009, 07:13 AM

i don't have any advice for you re screw removal, but i do have a question for you. What was the history that lead to your having the fusion? I have a non-union fracture of the navicular. I had ORIF with two screws last feb. I am now waiting to see a specialist who visits my city 3 times a year.

kezzer · 01-21-2009, 12:10 PM

hi..
i had an accident in 1999 i had xrays the lot.. they said nothin was wrong with it just badly sprained, for years i had trouble with it an eventually i had another xray in 2005 an i was told it showed an old break. they dug my xrays out from 1999 an showed a break ! the navicular bone which i had broke had disintigrated and the bone either side of the broken bone was rubbin together.. i have been told that with out a doubt i have got arthritus in my foot which could also be the cause of the pain.. i was in plaster for 4 months

Hankster13 · 01-21-2009, 05:20 PM

I was NWB for 5 months, so i know what you are talking about. How is the mobility in your foot?