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What surgery is required to eliminate severe pain if alternatives have not worked? please help. thank you!
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Depends: Need for surgery will depend on the presence of neurological signs such as complete numbness of foot or paralysis of your foot. Surgery for pain alone is often unsuccessful. Better pain management from expert is a better option in the absence of neurological deficit.
Answered 10/7/2013
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