Foot & ankle specialist
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Foot & ankle specialist · Aug 2015
ReviewPictorial Review and Basic Principles of Foot and Ankle Hardware Extraction.
This pictorial review presents basic principles of the types of hardware extraction commonly encountered in foot and ankle surgical practice. We review the indications, contraindications and complications of hardware removal including pain, intra-articular fixation, and carcinogenesis, as well as special considerations in pediatric patients and in the setting of infection. Figures are then used to describe the appropriate techniques for use of the screwdriver shafts, conical extraction screws, extraction bolts, hollow reamers, and other instruments found in most hardware extraction sets. ⋯ Therapeutic, Level V: Expert opinion.
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Foot & ankle specialist · Aug 2015
United States National Trends in Ankle Arthroscopy: Analysis of the National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery and National Hospital Discharge Survey.
. Ankle arthroscopy is increasingly being utilized for disorders previously limited to management with open surgery. Despite uniformly good results and few complications, little is known regarding national trends in ankle arthroscopy. This study sought to investigate changes in the use of inpatient and ambulatory ankle arthroscopy in the United States. ⋯ N/A (descriptive epidemiology study).