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For toe surgery (cheilectomy) should I go to a podiatrist or an orthopedic surgeon?

Asked by jeanm (279points) January 3rd, 2007
My podiatrist is very experienced with this surgery and generally well respected. I grew up thinking orthopedic docs were better. Now there are "sports" medicine doctors.
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Ask him how many times he has done the surgery. If over several hundred w. good results, that is helpful info. Is this considered (you should forgive the expression) "garden-variety" surgery? Or something unusual?
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jeanm,

i say both, your podiatrist will refer you to a reliable orthopedic surgeon he/she knows.

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