Assessment of Surgical Difficulty
Although surgery cannot be compared with war, Sun Tzu’s philosophies, as written in The Art of War , have been used often in other fields, such as business, politics, and…
Setting Up an Outpatient or Same-Day Discharge Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) Program
Introduction When the first edition of this book was released, primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) was a procedure that had a mean length of stay of around 7 days. Dr….
Optimizing Important Comorbidities: Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Peripheral Vascular Disease, and Cardiac Disease
The decision to recommend any surgery hinges on the severity of pathology and on the various risk factors the patient has while undergoing surgery. The risk–benefit analysis is an integral…
Modify What’s Modifiable: Smoking, Obesity, Opioid Dependence, and Nutritional Deficiencies
Introduction Total joint arthroplasties are some of the most commonly performed procedures in orthopedic surgery and have high success rates. These surgeries can greatly improve a patient’s quality of life….
Patient Considerations: Comorbidities and Optimization
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) continues to be one of the most reliable methods for treating end-stage arthritis when nonoperative management has failed. Choosing which patients would benefit the most from…
Surgical Treatments
Surgical Treatments Khushdeep S. Vig Andrew J. Rosenbaum SURGICAL PROCEDURES IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS The majority of foot and ankle conditions in children can be successfully treated nonoperatively, but surgical…
Conservative Treatments
Conservative Treatments Ronald Guberman Karina Tavakalyan Daniel Howell Julien Adicho Elizabet Peraj Rock CJay Positano Timur Davydov Mary Ann Picone The focus of this chapter is nonsurgical treatments for neuropathies….
Complementary Adjuncts for Managing Foot and Ankle Pain
Complementary Adjuncts for Managing Foot and Ankle Pain Gerard Limerick Vivek Sindhi Shravani Durbhakula INTRODUCTION The use of adjunctive and complementary treatments for managing foot and ankle pain has been…
Neuromodulation for Foot and Ankle Pain
Neuromodulation for Foot and Ankle Pain Krishna B. Shah Daniel J. Pak INTRODUCTION Defined by the International Neuromodulation Society (INS) as the “alteration of nerve activity through targeted delivery of…
Injection Therapy for Common Chronic Pain Conditions of the Foot
Injection Therapy for Common Chronic Pain Conditions of the Foot Karina Charipova Kyle Gress Ivan Urits Omar Viswanath Hisham Kassem Alaa Abd-Elsayed INTRODUCTION Interventions to alleviate chronic foot pain range…
