Dr. Harris Demonstrates Tips and Pearls for Hallux Valgus: MIS Bunion Lateral Release
Thomas G. Harris, MD (Pasadena, CA), demonstrates a tip for MIS bunion lateral release.
Thomas G. Harris, MD (Pasadena, CA), demonstrates a tip for MIS bunion lateral release.
Sonya Ahmed, MD (Pensacola, FL), describes her use of Coban wrap to create a handle to hold the foot, making it easier both for the assistant and when using x-rays.Coban is a trademark of 3M.
Thomas G. Harris, MD (Pasadena, CA), demonstrates a tip for Achilles SpeedBridge™ decompression.
Justin Fleming, DPM (Somerset, NJ), shares his pearl for using manual reduction for the syndesmosis.
Thomas G. Harris, MD (Pasadena, CA), demonstrates how the use of an insertion guidewire facilitates removal of percutaneous cannulated screws.
Thomas G. Harris, MD (Pasadena, CA), demonstrates his tip for using K-wires to distract the Lisfranc complex to better visualize and prepare the joints for fusion.
Thomas G. Harris, MD (Pasadena, CA), demonstrates how documenting motion intraoperatively after cheilectomy can be helpful for patients in the postoperative period.
C. Thomas Haytmanek, Jr, MD (Vail, CO), demonstrates easy tips for effective calcaneofibular ligament (CFL) allograft reconstruction.
David M. Macias, MD (Columbus, MS), demonstrates placement of K-wires prior to shifting the 1st metatarsal to make correction easier in the treatment of hallux valgus with minimally invasive surgery (MIS).
Thomas G. Harris, MD (Pasadena, CA), demonstrates a novel use of self-adhesive elastic wrap to internally rotate the operating limb during a lower limb surgical procedure.
C. Thomas Haytmanek, Jr, MD (Vail, CO), demonstrates the use of SutureTape for a mini open repair of an acute Achilles tendon rupture.
Christopher Hodgkins, MD (Miami, FL), demonstrates set up and take down of the NanoScope™ operative visualization system for the treatment of ankle fractures.
Anish R. Kadakia, MD (Chicago, IL), demonstrates use of a joint distractor to optimize access to the ankle joint from the front, obviating the need for an osteotomy.
Kaitlin Neary, MD (Boise, ID), demonstrates a tip for the use of a meniscal skid to protect soft tissues during minimally invasive hallux valgus correction.
Andrew R. Hsu, MD (Orange, CA), demonstrates how to provide concentrated local antibiotic therapy to facilitate treatment of a postsurgical infection.
Anish R. Kadakia, MD (Chicago, IL), demonstrates how to diagnose and address concurrent syndesmotic instability in patients with lateral ankle instability. The InternalBrace surgical technique is intended only to augment the primary repair/reconstruction by expanding the area of tissue approximation...
Joshua A. Metzl, MD (Denver, CO), demonstrates the use of fluoroscopy to confirm the correct placement of a SpeedBridge™ anchor when repairing Achilles tendon injuries.
Ryan B. Rigby, DPM (Logan, UT), shares his pearl for using a small joint distractor to restore length to the fibula during syndesmosis reduction.
Kevin D. Martin, DO (Columbus, OH), demonstrates the use of a TRIMANO® arm for calcaneal fracture distraction in the treatment of a calcaneal fracture.
Kevin D. Martin, DO (Columbus, OH), demonstrates his technique for addressing concomitant lateral ankle instability with injury to the AITFL. The InternalBrace surgical technique is intended only to augment the primary repair/ reconstruction by expanding the area of tissue approximation during...
In this video, Karl M. Schweitzer Jr, MD (Raleigh, NC), demonstrates a subtalar arthrodesis using Compression FT screws.
Richard J. Lamour, MD (Olympia, WA), discusses a surgical pearl for locating the start point on the 1st metatarsal when addressing the transverse osteotomy in hallux valgus correction using minimally invasive foot and ankle surgery.
Kaitlin Neary, MD (Boise, ID), demonstrates her tips for MIS guidewire stabilization during minimally invasive bunion surgery.
Amber Morra, DPM (Vero Beach, FL), uses a hemostat to hold the suture on the backside of the round button on the Syndesmosis TightRope® implant to ease in tensioning of the TightRope repair and prevent suture bunching up under the...