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My operation of Hallux Valgus step by step














 

PERCUTANEOUS SURGERY OF THE FEET

What is it?

This is a surgery technique very minimal invasive useful to treat deformities of the forefoot.

With traditional methods we do big incisions to have access to deep places where we find foot bones and where we make surgical corrections. With percutaneous surgery, the cut is very small (half centimetre maximum) and trough it we can introduce proper tools, scalpels, drills, etc…with these tools and with the help of an special device of X-rays we do all the surgical corrections that we need for the deformed bones of the feet.

 

(Percutaneous surgery)

(Open surgery)

Advantages

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Minimun pain

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It does not need hospitalisation (outpatient)

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Local anaesthesia. It does not require Spine anaesthesia.

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Allows to start “walking” immediately.

 

Inconvenients

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It requires a big learning process by the Surgeon.

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As any surgical procedure the indication is basic. This means to be strict when it is prescribed.

Warnings

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During some period of time it had a lack of prestige because some people that were not even doctors commited medical malpractice.

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The operation must be done by a Certified Orthopaedics Surgeon (Or a Podiatric Surgeon in the States) in a clinic or hospital and in a surgery room perfectly equipped and with an anaesthetist.

 

 

Any surgical technique is potentially good if is done by an expert surgeon in it, in a proper environment and after doing a satisfactory follow up for the requirements of the patient.

Despite of this, any surgical procedure is susceptible to fail or end with complications. Doctors´ job consist in fighting to minimize these cases and to make a big effort in solving the problems if they come.

In forefoot surgery we get excellent results as well in opened form as with percutaneous surgery if we follow the previous premises.

The election of one procedure or another depends of two actors: the patient and the doctor.

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