Orthopedic Surgery

Key Takeaways

• Bone deformities create pressure points where most repeat diabetic foot ulcers form.
• Orthopedic surgery corrects hammer toes, bunions and Charcot damage to stop the ulcer cycle.
• Studies estimate a healed diabetic ulcer returns within a year in up to 40 percent of patients when the underlying pressure is not corrected.
• At EDFC, orthopedic correction is combined with wound care, vascular assessment and protective footwear.
• Most procedures are planned, staged and done with strict diabetic safety protocols.

What Is Orthopedic Surgery for the Diabetic Foot?

Orthopedic surgery treats the bones and joints of the foot. In diabetic care, it corrects deformities such as hammer toes, bunions and collapsed arches, removes infected bone when needed, and stabilises joints damaged by Charcot foot. The goal is a stable, walkable foot that stops forming new wounds.

Charcot foot: a diabetes related condition where weakened bones fracture and collapse, gradually changing the shape of the foot.

Patients searching for orthopedic surgery in Surat often reach us after the same ulcer has returned two or three times. The wound was treated correctly each time, however the bony pressure point underneath kept recreating it.

When Is Orthopedic Surgery Needed?

• Ulcers that keep returning at the same spot despite good wound care
• Hammer toes, claw toes or bunions rubbing inside footwear
• Charcot foot with collapsing arch or unstable joints
• Infected bone that must be removed to clear a deep infection
• Deformity after a previous injury or partial amputation

How Does EDFC Perform It Safely in Diabetes?

Diabetic bone surgery needs more than surgical skill. Before any operation, our team checks circulation through vascular assessment, optimises sugar control, and plans the incisions for reliable healing. Afterwards, offloading and protective footwear guard the correction while bone heals.

Complex cases are handled together with our limb salvage surgery team, so reconstruction, soft tissue cover and bone correction happen as one coordinated plan rather than separate treatments.

How Long Is the Recovery?

Small procedures such as toe corrections heal in three to six weeks. Larger reconstructions, especially Charcot stabilisation, need eight to twelve weeks of protected walking in a cast or boot. Throughout recovery, our team reviews the wound, the bone and your sugar control together.

What Does It Cost in Surat?

The cost depends on the procedure, from minor toe corrections to major reconstruction, and on implant needs. At most Surat centres, minor procedures remain quite affordable, while reconstructions cost more. EDFC explains the full estimate clearly before surgery, with no hidden charges.

Common Myths

• Myth: diabetics cannot have bone surgery. With proper sugar control and circulation checks, diabetic bone surgery is routine and safe.
• Myth: the deformity is only cosmetic. On a numb diabetic foot, every deformity is a future ulcer waiting to form.
• Myth: footwear alone can fix a collapsed foot. Footwear protects, however a badly unstable foot needs surgical stabilisation first.

Why Patients Choose EDFC

EDFC is India's first chain of clinics dedicated entirely to the diabetic foot, led by Dr. Ashutosh Shah, plastic and reconstructive surgeon with 22+ years of experience and more than 10,000 limbs and feet saved. Orthopedic correction here comes with the complete limb salvage ecosystem around it. If a deformity or a returning ulcer is troubling you, book a consultation or send a foot photo on WhatsApp.