Bunions are one of the most common conditions in Singapore. The cause of high bunions cases in Singapore is genetics. For podiatrists, it is common for them to perform bunion surgery for Singapore nationals. It usually passes from multiple generations of the patient’s family. For kids, their bunions are called juvenile bunions.
An ankle specialist based in Singapore says that almost 85% to 90% of bunion surgery patients are pleased with their results. However, 25% of patients were unsatisfied with their toe alignment because it didn’t reach their unrealistic expectations.
Some bunion surgeries can still fail, depending on the following circumstances:
1. Under-correction
. The deformity is not fully corrected. The surgeons will have to appropriately select the procedure for your bunions surgery based on your radiographic evaluation and results. If your surgeon chooses an underpowered procedure, unfortunately, all else will fail. Your surgeon may not be able to fully correct your bunions, which may result in the reappearance of your foot deformity.
2. Overcorrection
. The deformity is overcorrected, which results in the displacement of a part of your limb. An orthopaedic doctor from a Singapore hospital says that overcorrection of foot deformities is less common than under-correction. However, more painful symptoms may occur if overcorrection happens. Under-correction failures are more on the surgeon’s decision-making, whilst overcorrection is more on the surgeon’s technical error.
3. Nonunion and malunion
. Nonunion and malunion are mostly used for almost symptomatic bunion correction. It may require a few revisions with the bone grafting and revision fixation which can only happen through a Singapore doctor who performs orthopaedic surgery.
Any bunion surgery, according to a Singapore doctor, will always be technically challenging. Some patients have high expectations when it comes to the deformity outcome and correction. Just like other surgeries, bunion surgery also takes time to heal. For more bunion or orthopaedic concerns, you may reach out to any doctors from Specialist Orthopaedic Centre’s website.
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