Accessory navicular syndrome (extra bone in foot)

Hi, I just posted about this same problem and am looking into surgery. I also have flat feety and have the same issues as you since I was young. When the accessory navicular is inflamed it can be excruciating pain. I am early 30s now and want the stupid bone removed but am also terrified of the surgery. Anyone have any experience with this?

stack up some books and put a tennis ball on them and place your foot on top and work the area (i don't know how to help you i guess you're screwed)

I had this surgery a few years ago and experienced similar pain and frustration. However, I had a great surgeon and am 100% healthy back running 70 miles a week. Regarding the surgery, I would recommend it but only if the surgeon has done the surgery successfully before. My surgeon "fixed" a lot of os navicular surgeries that other doctors didn't do correctly because there is more to it than just removing the bone. For me (and from what I understand to do it correctly) it is an entire reconstruction. He shifted my heel over and put two screws in the back in addition to removing the bone and replacing the tendon. If I'm being honest it was one of the most painful couple of days I've ever experienced post surgery and I was in a hard cast for 8 weeks and a walking boot for 8 weeks...but I could not be happier that I did it. PT and rest did nothing for me prior to surgery, and while it was a painful and slow recovery, I was back running in 6 months. There are really only horror stories about the surgery on the internet but I'm definitely someone who found it to be the best option. Good luck!

Thanks, FixedFoot, for your reply. Good to hear that someone has had this surgery before and returned to running. I know about the reconstruction which you mention. After college my flat feet were so painful that the reconstruction was mentioned but instead I opted for subtalar implants since I was still young and my feet flexible. Solved the problem for the right foot and the left (with the acessory navicular) is much improved. The surgeon debated removing the bone then but left it to wait and see if it became a non-issue since often symptomatic acc. naviculars are due to the foot and arch being collapsed. I know have an arch, but the bone still gets irritated sometimes. So in this case it would probably be a situation of only removing the bone and maybe tightening the tendon (kidner procedure), sinc the flatfoot reconstruction has already been achieved with the implant. Hopefully this is not as dire, but good to know that even with the total flatfoot reconstruction and tendon transfer you were able to run again.

May I ask who your surgeon was

Who was your surgeon? I'm looking into the same surgery, thank you!