Minimally Invasive Surgery

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Is Minimal Incision First Ray Surgery A Viable Option?

12/30/2019

By Ted C. Lai, DPM, AACFAS and J.P. McAleer, DPM, FACFAS

By Ted C. Lai, DPM, AACFAS and J.P. M...

Point Citing factors such as improved cosmesis, less soft tissue disruption, stable fixation and improved postoperative pain scores, this author contends that minimal incision first ray surgery is an excellent option in the properly selec

Point Citing factors such as...

12/30/2019

Podiatry Today

News and Trends

Study Shows Benefits Of Percutaneous Bunion Correction

12/26/2019

By Jennifer Spector, DPM, FACFAS, Associate Editor

By Jennifer Spector, DPM, FACFAS, Ass...

Can a percutaneous, extra-articular distal first ray osteotomy have an impact for mild and moderate bunion deformities? A recent study in the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery involving 217 feet (including 28 simultaneous bilateral...

Can a percutaneous,...

12/26/2019

Podiatry Today

News and Trends

Study Evaluates Minimally Invasive Bunion Correction Without Fixation

11/21/2019

By Jennifer Spector, DPM, Associate Editor

By Jennifer Spector, DPM, Associate E...

Minimally invasive percutaneous bunionectomy without fixation produces reliable and durable correction, functional improvement and decreased pain, according to a recent study in Foot and Ankle International. Following 195 patients for nearly...

Minimally invasive percutaneous...

11/21/2019

Podiatry Today

Treatment Dilemmas

Emerging Advances In Minimally Invasive Bunion Surgery

09/11/2019

By Bob Baravarian, DPM, FACFAS

Bunion surgery is one of the most common surgeries in foot and ankle practices. With over 50 choices of surgical technique to choose from for bunion correction, it is somewhat difficult to decide and decipher which procedure is best for a...

Bunion surgery is one of the...

09/11/2019

Podiatry Today