Hammertoes/Claw Toes

[lonedogg1]

Hi i broke my tibia and fibula clean snap around 5 years ago and formed hammer toes/claw toes which ever one its called. So i went to the doctor and had surgery done. I had my tendons on 4 of my toes cut and my tendons lengthened on my big toe. The 4 little toes r nice and straight but i dont really have power in them the big toe is still bent and still bends when i point my foot upwards. The reason he didnt cut the tendon on the big toe was because he said i would lose alot of power in my run and i wanted to be playing soccer this year so he suggested i needed it for strength. I still have problems with my big toes and i was just wondering with streching will it straighten out or not or should i have surgery again and have my toe fused and if so will i lose power in my run?

[footdoctor]

stretching will not resolve the positional problem...a fusion sounds very reasonable and the amount of propulsive loss should be minimal...you will compensate for the difference in function...
Dr. L