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How painful is the surgery and recovery to shorten the first metatarsal?
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Pain: If you have broken a limb before the pain would be similar. Although the trauma is controlled under surgery, you will still experience the pain, swelling and discomfort of a bone healing.
Answered 7/10/2016
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