Do I Need Heel Spur Surgery?

When conservative treatments fail to provide relief, heel spur surgery is performed.

Heel spur surgery can be very effective, but some patients may take up to three months to fully recover.

Open surgery or endoscopic surgery can be used to remove a heel spur.

Resection of inferior heel spurs: Inferior heel spurs, also known as plantar fasciitis bone spurs, develop in the presence of plantar fasciitis.

Resection of posterior heel spurs, which are located near the Achilles tendon on the back of the foot, is a less common procedure.

Heel spur surgery is done as an outpatient procedure, which means you can go home as soon as the procedure is finished.

There are only a few absolute contraindications to having heel spur surgery.

Heel spur surgery is performed because a bone spur is causing refractory pain, not because it is large or simply because it exists.

Fortunately, more than 90% of people with heel spurs recover naturally without the need for surgery.

Heel spur surgery is not only difficult to recover from, but it also has the potential to cause more problems than it solves if not done correctly.

When heel spurs are accompanied by severe plantar fasciitis or Achilles tendinitis, surgery may be considered.

If heel spur surgery is recommended, you will meet with the surgeon to go over the lab and imaging reports as well as the procedure itself.

Heel spur surgery is performed in a hospital or specialty surgical center's operating room.

Plantar heel spur surgery takes about six weeks to recover from, while Achilles heel spur surgery with tendon repair can take up to three months.

Not everyone who has heel spur surgery sees their symptoms disappear completely, but many do.

Surgery to remove a heel spur is not a "quick fix."

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