I am considering Lapiplasty due to a hyper mobile joint.

I am considering Lapiplasty due to a hyper mobile joint. If the joint is removed and fused, what movement limitations does it cause?

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Community comment#1

Aren't they all Lapiplasty ?

Community comment#2

Anyone familiar with this? 4:40 PM The patient would most likely have to be seen for a consultation and physical examination. In conjunction with reviewing the x-rays to see if she is a candidate for MIS procedure Again we have proposed with her clinical deformities a Lapa plasty bunionectomy Weil osteotomy of the second with second ray reconstruction by myself if she does not wish to proceed forward with an attempted MIS

Community comment#3

There will be zero movement of the joint that is fused. That joint is destroyed, the space between the bones is eliminated, and will never move in that joint again.

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#4

what movements of the foot would i loose?

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#5

Thanks

Community comment#6

I also have hyper mobility Ehlers Danlos and having surgery end of June

Community comment#7

Complete fusion and a long recovery time is what you get from a lapiplasty.