Fourth-year guard Scotty Pippen Jr. is undergoing a sesamoidectomy to address pain in his right big toe, the Grizzlies announced in a press release ( Twitter link). A return timeline for Pippen will ...

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?MarcJSpears?: Memphis Grizzlies say guard Scotty Pippen Jr. will undergo a sesamoidectomy to address ongoing discomfort in his right big toe. Pippen Jr. is expected to make a full recovery, and a ...

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I had a sesamoidectomy. I would caution strongly against doing so. I know two other people that had the same operation and the three of us never returned to competitive running. To do the ... Foot & Ankle Problems Message Board HealthBoards Bone Joint Muscle > Foot & Ankle Problems > Sesamoid problems/What are common Sesamoidectomy complications?

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3 1/2 weeks ago I had a "tibial sesamoidectomy." This was to correct pain in the ball of my foot and to straighten my large toe which was splaying. The dr. told me there would be a relatively short recovery period of about three weeks. About four days into my recovery, my foot felt good and the pressure was Foot & Ankle Problems Message Board HealthBoards Bone Joint Muscle > Foot & Ankle Problems > sesamoidectomy today! Hi, I just had a sesamoidectomy on Monday and thought I'd post my operative experience here. As I was making the decision to go ahead with surgery there seemed to be a lot of people on the board in the same position, but there was not much to be read about the procedure and followup.

I had the sesamoidectomy at an Hi All! I am 36 year old active female and I had sesamoidectomy of the left foot (tibial) 5 weeks ago (March 14th) after nearly 6 months sesamoiditis pain. All non-invasive treatments failed and I even tried 6 weeks of crutches and walking in an aircast boot for nearly 8 weeks! That in turn caused me to develop back &