Deion Sanders Fitted With Custom Prosthetic Toes

Overview

• Sanders tried on the custom, skin‑matching silicone toes Wednesday and declared the moment a milestone, saying he felt "ten toes down again."
• The Össur‑made devices replace the left big toe and second toe that were amputated and are built to improve weight distribution, balance and shoe fit.
• The amputations followed femoral arterial blood clots that developed after a 2021 surgery to repair a dislocated toe and inflamed nerve, which cut blood flow and caused tissue loss.
• Sanders has had more than a dozen surgeries since 2021 and announced in June that he is cancer‑free after earlier bladder surgery.
• He and his doctors are weighing additional corrective procedures to straighten other bent toes as he adapts to the prosthetics, a step that could further improve his walking and daily comfort.