Midfoot Arthritis

The midfoot is comprised of a number of joints called the tarsometatarsal joints.

Arthritis of the midfoot may affect one or all of these joints. It may be caused from previous injury to the joints, or from every day ‘wear and tear’.

Generally presenting as aching pain on the top (dorsum) of the foot, it can be worse with activity and shoe wear.

Non surgical treatment of midfoot arthritis includes:
shoe wear modification, insoles, pain medication and change in activity.

Midfoot Osteotomy

There may be prominent bony bosses on the top (dorsum) of your foot. If this is painful, rubbing and making shoe wear difficult, it is possible to surgically remove (osteotomise) the bony bump to negate these symptoms.

The most common operative treatment for midfoot arthritis is a fusion (arthrodesis) of the tarsometatarsal and or cuneiform joints to convert stiff painful joints into solid comfortable ones.

The degenerate joints are surgically removed and held together with plates and screws. They routinely remain in situ.