According to specialists in Traumatology, percutaneous foot surgery is the least invasive and most modern operation performed to correct foot deformities.
What does percutaneous foot surgery consist of?
Percutaneous foot surgery is performed through small incisions through which exostoses can be resected and osteotomies and tenotomies can be performed to allow correction.
What pathologies can be operated by percutaneous foot surgery?
In addition to treating the usual bunions (hallux valgus), percutaneous foot surgery is used in hallux rigidus, sesamoiditis, metatarsus varus, metatarsalgia and other toe deformities.
What is the postoperative course of percutaneous foot surgery?
Percutaneous foot surgery can be performed under local anesthesia, which reduces the length of stay in the clinic. Since it does not require a plaster cast, a bandage and a Barouk shoe are used, which allows immediate support.
What is the recovery of percutaneous foot surgery?
Since the support of the foot is immediate, many activities can be performed from the first moment, although the evolution depends on the consolidation of each patient, and can vary from 1 to 2 months.