Full Description
In this issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, guest editor Dr. Neal Blitz brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Minimal Incision Surgery. Recent advances in techniques, instrumentation, and technology have led to many changes to minimally invasive approaches to deformity correction, resulting in less soft tissue distribution, fewer complications, less postoperative pain, and improved cosmesis. This issue brings readers up to date with how and when to use these innovative techniques for a variety of conditions through the foot and ankle.
Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including new minimally invasive bunion surgery; where small incision fusions of the foot work wonders; the unfamiliar complications of minimally invasive foot surgery; minimal incision management of foot and ankle trauma; and more.
Provides in-depth clinical reviews on minimal incision surgery, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Contents
The History and Instrumentation of Minimally Invasive Pedal Surgery
New Minimally Invasive Bunion Surgery: The End-All Be-All Bunion Repair?
Management of Hammer Toe Deformities Using Percutaneous Surgical Techniques
Complex Forefoot Reconstruction with Percutaneous Techniques
Percutaneous Lapidus Bunionectomy: A New, Less Invasive Method for a 100 Year Old Surgery
Major Heel Reconstructions Through Small Incisions
Where Small Incision Fusions of the Foot Work Wonders
A New Paradigm for Failed Bunions with Minimally Invasive Methods
The Unfamiliar Complications of Minimally Invasive Foot Surgery
Minimal Incision Management of Rearfoot & Ankle Trauma
Controversial Matters of Minimally Invasive Bunion Repair
Where Minimal Incision Surgery Can Have Maximum Results with Charcot Reconstruction
