Midfoot arthritis is a type of arthritis that affects your foot. It can make it difficult to walk and even stand without pain. In most people, midfoot arthritis develops slowly and gets worse over several years. However, it can sometimes occur after a serious injury to your foot.

SYMPTOMS

The Primary Symptom of midfoot arthritis is pain in the middle of your foot. Other symptoms of midfoot arthritis include :

  • Pain that is worst in the morning

  • pain that is worse after standing for a long time

  • pain that is worse after walking for a long time

  • walking difficulty

  • a visible bump on the top of your foot that looks bony

Causes Midfoot Arthritis

Midfoot arthritis is caused when the cartilage in your feet begins to wear down. Each of feet contains 26 bones.

Over the course of lifetime, body puts significant force, wear, and tear on the bones in your feet. This can lead to the cartilage between any of the 26 bones wearing out.

Without the cushioning cartilage, bones start to rub together when person move. This can cause pain. When the cartilage between midfoot bone joints wears out, it causes those bones to constantly rub against each other. This is what causes midfoot arthritis.

MANAGEMENT

In many cases, midfoot arthritis can be treated without surgery. Lifestyle changes, physical therapy, and medications are often enough to help reduce pain. These treatments usually include :

  • Activity modification :-
    Avoid high impact work that can make the pain in foot worse. Swimming or cycling might be better alternatives.
  • Physical therapy :-
    Physical therapy can help to reduce pain by increasing the strength in your surrounding joints and muscles.
  • Weight loss :-
    Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight can help put less stress on your midfoot bone joints.

  • Pain killer :-

  • Corticosteroid injections :-
    Corticosteroid injections into foot can help temporarily reduce pain. This can be given under C Arm guidance in Operation theatre.
  • Assistive devices :-
    Assistive devices, such as canes or walkers, can help take the pressure off of your feet when you walk.

SURGERY

In some cases, patient might need surgery to manage midfoot arthritis. Surgery can be done to correct bone spurs that are making it difficult for you to wear shoes without pain or to correct the midfoot bone joint.

Surgery is normally joint fusion surgery. It corrects the placement of the bones in your foot to reduce pain.