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I have a full thickness tear/rupture of the flexor hallucis tendon after bunion surgery 3 mos ago. it is retracted 2.5 cm. and i cannot bend big toe downward. what are long term possible problems without ability of my big toe to push downward, to provid
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Maybe none: It depends on which tendon was ruptured, the flexor hallucis longus or brevis. In some bunion procedures, particularly the Keller arthroplasty, the brevis tendon ruptures because the bone where it attaches is removed. Over time the big toe curls up, which sometimes causes irritation in shoes. A longus rupture is potentially more serious, but can successfully be repaired without long term issue
Answered 10/13/2016
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