Ich schaue mir das an. Hat hier jemand Erfahrung?
Cartiva wird zur Ersetzung des Grundgelenks der Großzehe verwendet...überlegen Sie diese Ersetzung?
Cartiva ist ein synthetischer Knorpelersatz, kein Gelenkersatz.
Ja, ich möchte das in Betracht ziehen. Ich versuche, jemanden zu finden, der es bereits hatte und dessen Erfahrung.
Danke.
I am having it done at Penn in Philly this Wednesday. I will let you know how I make out!
Toll! Ich wünsche dir alles Gute!!
Danke fürs Posten!!
Ich habe in 3 Wochen einen Beratungstermin, um darüber zu sprechen, dies auch zu bekommen.
Thank you! I am actually pretty excited to about this new option and getting this done an over with. Seems like a much better option then a fusion and the recovery is much better too! I will let you know how I make out. If you are near the Philadelphia area I am having it done by Dr. Wapner.
Hallo Virginia,
Es ist fast einen Monat her - nur neugierig, wie es dir geht? Wie ist es gelaufen?
Alles Gute wünschend!!
Hi Krista, I am doing great. Having surgery and being off your feet is tuff regardless but It was bearable esp since I was able to keep my foot elevated and iced for almost two weeks which is important for a quick recovery. I just used crutches when I needed to get up. I was walking on my heel, within a week and full weight bearing by two weeks! I can start driving and wearing sneaks Monday which is almost a month after surgery. I do therapy on my toe every day bending it back and forth and although its a little stiff its moving well and I expect it to only get better if I keep up with the therapy. I am still convinced this is the only way to go considering the options. Feel free to check back in with me and I will keep you posted as time goes on since that will be the real test!!
Hi! I could not believe my eyes when I read this.I had Cartiva with Dr. Wapner on March 1. I have been in bed icing and elevating for the past 5 days. I dont have any pain at this point. It just feels stiff. I have minor swelling. Do you think I need to continue icing? I tried to heel walk today and it is too difficult. Not because of pain but because the shoe he gave me feels clumsy. Is it too early? I would like to know how you are doing now. Did you get your foot in your normal size sneaker or did you have to go up a size or width? Are you back to your normal activities? I can't wait for your reply!
Hi Krista, Did you have this done yet? I had my surgery 5 days ago. Too early to tell how I will progress. I am in bed icing and elevating and using crutches. Good Luck
Hi Rosalyn, Good to hear from you. I had my surgery on Feb 1st and am doing great. Starting back at the gym tomorrow after only 1 month (bike only)! I would suggest icing and elevating (toes to nose) for a full two weeks if you can. That's a big part of recovery even if it's not swollen. It will continue to swell here and there most likely. Give it time and let it heal. I walked on my heel with only the surgical shoe for a good 3 weeks since that what Dr. Wapner said I then wore my birkenstocks around the house for about a week but I really didn't walk much in general. It seems like a long time but it will be over before you know it. I started wearing my same sized sneaks one month after the surgery. Now I am walking almost normal. A little pain here and there but not much. I am not allowed to do any jumping/aerobics for another month but overall I couldn't be happier. No comparison to the option of fusing my toe!
How was the bike? Did you have any pain with it? I am a group fitness instructor and I hope to be able to get back to teaching classes and do what I love. You are giving me hope and I started icing after reading your reply to me. Was your shoe Wapner gave you after surgery the beige one with 2 Velcro strips? It does not stay on my foot. Have a good day!
The bike was just fine. No pain! Give it time you'll get there. My shoe was the beige one with velcro. I didn't have problems with it staying on for the most part. It was akward to walk in but it stayed on. I wore a sneak on the other foot and that helped. Hang in there you'll be better before you know it!
Hallo Krista,
Ich war so glücklich, dieses Forum zu finden. Ich habe gestern Abend das Cartiva-Implantat in den Nachrichten gesehen und sofort mit der Recherche begonnen. Ich habe Arthritis in der Großzehe und habe eine sehr eingeschränkte Beweglichkeit und ständig Schmerzen. Und trage schon seit ein paar Jahren hässliche Schuhe. Ich wollte keine Versteifungsoperation machen und das, was ich über andere Implantate gelesen habe, hat mir nicht viel Hoffnung gegeben. Ich lebe in Connecticut und werde mich sofort an einen Orthopäden wenden, um dies zu besprechen. Wie geht es dir? Und war es schwierig, einen Chirurgen zu finden? Wie lange warst du arbeitsunfähig?
Ich freue mich auf deine Antwort und danke dir nochmals für die Erstellung dieses Forums.
Hi Tracey!
I had this done in Philadelphia March 1. It is not as easy of a recovery that I thought. I am in a post operative shoe still. I have throbbing constantly. I am almost 3 weeks. I was in bed for a good 13 days ice and elevation before I came downstairs for dinner. Now I get around the house fine in the shoe but I lay down with my foot up every hour. I am not driving yet. I have no swelling and very little bruising but still throbbing pain. I lived in constant pain from arthritis and it was so bad all the time that I did not want to go to social events just thinking about the pain. Like you, I was limited in my footwear. So this is way better than fusion but not the easy recovery I thought. I would tell you to do it before you are not a candidate anymore. Let me know how you make out!
Rosalyn
Hi Virginia. I just had my cartiva implant surgery on Tuesday in Kansas City (we live in St Louis) and i'm curious how you're doing now? I'm already weight bearing on my heel in the boot when walking, starting Pt in a few days. Elevate when i'm not needing to be up, but it's going well WITH PAIN MEDS! it definitely hurts but i'm hopeful this is the beginning of the end of my toe pain!
Hi Rosalyn. I just had my cartiva implant surgery on Tuesday in Kansas City (we live in St Louis) and i'm curious how you're doing now? I'm already weight bearing on my heel in the boot when walking, starting Pt in a few days. Elevate when i'm not needing to be up, but it's going well WITH PAIN MEDS! it definitely hurts but i'm hopeful this is the beginning of the end of my toe pain!
Wow...Rosalyn....hope you are doing better than this post now...i know i replied to you on another one also, but my doctor wanted me up and weight bearing asap, as soon as the nerve block wore off. so that's what i've been doing. And he didn't say to put ice on it, just elevate toes above nose for several days.
Hallo Tracey,
Ich hatte meine Operation vor 10 Tagen. Ich hatte eine gescheiterte Cheilektomie im Dezember 2015, daher habe ich für diese Operation viel Zeit mit Recherche verbracht, um, wie ich glaubte, den richtigen Arzt zu finden. Ich war bei über 10 Orthopädie-Chirurgen und derjenige, zu dem ich ging, betrachtete nicht nur meine MTP-Arthritis, sondern die gesamte Fußmechanik. Seine Meinung war, dass ich meinen Mittelfußknochen am großen Zehengelenk verkürzen lassen müsste, um eine sehr erfolgreiche Cartiva-Operation zu haben. Er musste auch das korrigieren, was bei der ersten Operation falsch gemacht wurde, also... eine Art Chaos. Er hat über 50 Cartiva-Operationen durchgeführt und ist ein Fuß- und Sprunggelenk-Spezialist. Ich habe ein Jahr lang recherchiert, bevor ich mich entschied. Daher wird meine Genesung eher auf der Mittelfußfusion als auf der Cartiva basieren, was viel länger dauert.
Ich hoffe, dass die Cartiva das Richtige für mich ist. Ich habe die neuesten veröffentlichten Ergebnisse der in den USA durchgeführten Cartiva-Studie.
Meine einzige andere Option war eine MTP-Fusion, und ich bin zu aktiv, um diesen Weg zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt einschlagen zu wollen. Die Mittelfußfusion betrifft das nächste Gelenk, das ohnehin nicht viel bewegt. Beim Bewegen/Laufen liegt der meiste Druck und die Flexion im MTP-Gelenk.
Nach der ersten Operation hatte ich mehr Schmerzen und sehr wenig Bewegungsfreiheit.
Der Arzt sagte, dass alles gut lief, und ist optimistisch hinsichtlich des Ergebnisses. In etwa einer Woche werde ich die Stiche entfernen lassen und dann für 10-12 Wochen den Stiefel tragen.
Es tut mir leid, dass ich Ihnen bezüglich der Cartiva im Moment nicht viel helfen kann, aber hoffentlich kann ich in ein paar Monaten mehr Informationen liefern, wenn ich damit beginnen kann, sie zu verwenden.
Das Einzige, was ich betonen kann, ist, recherchieren Sie! Finden Sie die richtige Lösung für sich und dann einen erfahrenen Chirurgen mit viel Erfahrung darin.
Thank you Rosalyn and Tracey, I had Cordiva big toe joint replacement surgery five days ago and thought my recovery misery was unique. Crutches did not work welfor me, but a cane has been much more useful, but slow. The toe throbs constantly. Keeping it elevated on a pad coverd with pillows helps.
Do Others know how long one can expect total recovery to take??
Doug