ProCare 79-81233 Squared Toe Post-Op Shoe

This is a quality post-op shoe! It helped protect & take the pressure off of my broken toe. Im so happy with my purchase. The fully adjustable top velcro strap makes it easy to apply firm or loose pressure depending on your needs. Very comfortable to walk in as well! No regrets...and saved me tons of money from purchasing a shoe from my foot specialist.

This product works great for broken toes or broken feet. It is a great transitional product from a cast or boot, although I ordered the shoe immediately. I have had numerous "adventures" with foot surgery, falls, etc, & have broken the 5th metatarsal on each foot. I know the difficulties of using a heavy orthopedic boot both as a nurse AND a patient; they're a pain to get on & off, they're VERY heavy, & it is painful to slide the foot back into the boot. This shoe was SO much better as soon as it arrived!!!! I cannot tell you that it was as supportive because it isn't. It lacks the steel rods on the sides of the ankle, so if you need to keep the foot from rotating (i.e. a sprain or a metatarsal fracture) this may not work early on. But this was like a breath of fresh air for my broken foot. It slides right on to get out of bed in 2 seconds, & it doesn't hurt to GET it on. The Velcro holds it tight, & it has worn well; I've been in it 2 weeks. Fractures hurt like Hell, as anyone who has had one knows. Time & stability are what help the pain. This shoe is great for the price; the sizing was correct, & it is not HOT & heavy. The best part is that it's not killing my back from the rocking motion of having one hip significantly higher than the other. I wish I had one of these with any of the other fractures I have lived through; great shoe!

Great deal! Cheap but a good shoe. My son fractured his toe and purchased this as recommendation from ortho.

Absolutely amazing!!!! I broke my toe in three places and needed a post surgery shoe. I bought another pair twice as expensive and they left my feet swollen and in more pain. I’ve been wearing these for over 24 hours (aside from sleep) and am amazed at how comfortable they are and how much support they provide. 10 stars!!!!

Pain in my right foot to bend my toes upward. I don't know how I injured myself, but the pain was in the region of my first metatarsal. As a manual labor man, I have to insure the lazy, but don't get insurance. The only rational solution, no matter the actual problem, seems to be immobilization. A doctor bill is out of the question, and this post-op shoe is much cheaper than the fine for not having insurance, so I bought one. I wear a size 10 shoe, and I ordered the large size. It is huge. At first I thought to return it, but then I realized it was large enough to fit over my shoe. Seeing the onset of winter, I decided that a shoe over my shoe might be good. Soon, I was walking like the short-legged man that I was, so I bought another shoe to make my legs match so nobody would think I was injured, and should stop working, which would stop my income. After a short time, I discovered that the shoe was not rigid enough and I could still bend my lower foot and hurt myself. So I cut a piece of wood and inserted it between the post-op shoe and my regular shoe. People did notice, but it really didn't attract to much attention. My shoes are easy to take on and off without removing the post-op shoes separately. Winter is here, and as you can see in the picture, my shoes have an uneven coat of wetness and salt. It is possible that my foot is healed, but the post-op shoes are easy to wear and help keep my shoes dry in the slush. Considering the side benefits, and the harm if I stop wearing them early, I'll probably keep wearing them till spring. In summary: Given a wooden insert to make them super stiff, they are the best thing imaginable. Easy to wear, easy to remove, cheap enough to buy another as a leveler for the other foot, and they don't look like a cast. Minus the salt, glue, and other working deposits, they actually look good, and blend in well with my regular shoes.

Works great

I try to not to write bad reviews but here goes. I went to the Dr, have swollen bones in my foot along with tendonitis. They recommended I stay off my foot and use a boot. The boot they have in their office and they recommend was $250!! What!? No way. They also said if I wanted to buy my own, to try a Post op shoe. So that's what I typed into amazon and found this item, far less than $250. To start, I wear a Mens 12 or 13 shoe, so I bought the xtra large. When I received the shoe, it sticks out a good 2 inched from the end of my toes! Honestly that didn't bother me too much because I knew I would bump it into things, and a little extra protection wouldn't hurt. But the shoe is crazy long and is really hard to drive in, so keep that in mind. Overall the shoe is well made, the foam in the bottom is what I expected, and its a flat soled shoe. Onto the bad: The strap around your ankle is a little on the thin side, and knowing it might cut off circulation, I tried to fasten it loosely, but after a while it still cut off circulation and hurt my foot. Also, I have crutches I'm supposed to use most of the time, but I was supposedly able to put weight on this foot occasionally. Well every time I did it was very painful. Apparently I know have flat arches and this shoe caused more pain, and I even started having new heel and ankle pain! SO after 2 weeks of wearing, and my foot hurting worse and worse, and then swelling all down the arch of my foot, I took it off. I ended up going back to the Dr, buying the 250 boot, and it is ALOT better for me. Its a "rocking" boot, and also has a better arch support built into the bottom and I can actually take small short walks in it without cringing in pain. SO: The quality of this shoe is great, it just didn't work for me. The thing I would change though is the ankle strap. It needs to be thicker or have some kind of foam pad under it to keep from losing circulation

I had a full set of ortho footware - a shoe like this one, a half calf boot, and a full calf boot, all from my various surgeries and foot issues. Husband needed one and could not find the shoe. According to size guide ordered an XL for him. He wears a size 13. I wear around a 10.5 or 11 in mens shoes, and figured we could share one - a little big is better than too short. Arrived today and he happily took the half boot off and put this one one. Um . . . there is a solid inch plus extra boot there. He feels it's too clumsy big, and it would fit like a clown shoe on me. I went and just ordered a size Large, which will hopefully fit both of us better. Went to initiate the return for this XL only to find out the size XL IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RETURN!!! WHY??? The size Large says it has a 30 day return policy, but the X-Large is not eligible? That makes no sense. This is the same brand that my ortho surgeon uses in his practice and recommends, which is why I picked it. It's a good solid shoe. Just frustrated about the disappointing return policy.