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...
G. Andrew Murphy, MD (Memphis, TN), demonstrates a tip for the use of distraction/compression devices to reduce and align the subtalar joint for fusions.
Joseph K. Park, DPM (Burbank, CA), demonstrates the use of bone grafting with the aid of a K-wire for the treatment of 1st MTP fusion for revision surgery of hallux rigidus.
Ryan B. Rigby, DPM (Logan, UT), demonstrates a pearl for plate positioning when performing anterior ankle fusion plating.
Daniel Patton, MD (Redlands, CA), demonstrates a pearl to draw out the trajectories of the anchor placement when performing a SpeedBridge™ repair for Achilles tendon injuries.
Ryan B. Rigby, DPM (Logan, UT), demonstrates a tip for patient positioning for an ankle arthroscopy followed by a Brostrom procedure. The InternalBrace surgical technique is intended only to augment the primary repair/reconstruction by expanding the area of tissue approximation during...
Daniel Patton, MD (Redlands, CA), demonstrates a pearl to leave the tap in the calcaneus while drilling a second anchor hole. This confirms that there is no anchor interference for the treatment of Achilles tendon injuries.
Daniel Patton, MD (Redlands, CA), demonstrates a tip for the deployment of a TightRope® XP implant with one hand in the case where no second assist is available for surgical management of syndesmotic injuries.
In this video, Karl M. Schweitzer Jr, MD (Raleigh, NC), demonstrates a triple arthrodesis for hindfoot arthritis associated with flatfoot deformity using DynaNite® staples and Compression FT screws.
Daniel Patton, MD (Redlands, CA), demonstrates the use of fluoroscopy to identify the incision location for an MIS medial calcaneal osteotomy.
Daniel Patton, MD (Redlands, CA), demonstrates a technique to ensure a screw is not lost in the soft tissue during percutaneous insertion.
Ryan B. Rigby, DPM (Logan, UT), shares his pearl for using stress fluoroscopy when treating ankle instability.
Ryan B. Rigby, DPM (Logan, UT), demonstrates the technique of dorsiflexing the ankle to bring the proper talar start point out from under the inferior extensor retinaculum.
