Minimally Invasive Forefoot Surgery in Clinical Practice [Paperback]

With this proliferation of arthroscopy and other minimally invasive approaches due to the greater demands for day case surgery, there is much interest among orthopedic surgeons? for quick reference guides to assist with minimally invasive techniques.Describing the techniques and, importantly, the indications for minimally invasive procedures for the management of forefoot disorders, this book will explain the management of various conditions and how they can be approached using minimally invasive techniques. However, rather than only concentrating on minimally invasive surgery of the forefoot, the book will examine the options open to surgeons operating in this area  both open surgical and arthroscopic  and explaining the benefits of each. Extensive radiographs, diagrams, and intra-operative pictures will illustrate the procedures described.?This book describes a number of the better established and accepted minimally invasive surgical correction techniques for forefoot problems. The concise written text is complemented by a generous assortment of useful photos, diagrams, and imaging studies.Arthroscopy of the first metatarsophalangeal joint.- Minimally invasive management of hallux rigidus.- Percutaneous first metatarso-phalangeal joint fusion.- The Reverdin-Isham procedure for the correction of hallux valgus.- Arthroscopic assisted correction of hallux valgus deformity.- Minimally invasive hallux valgus correction.- Minimally invasive modified Wilson osteotomy for hallux valgus.- Percutaneous treatment of static metatarsalgia with distal metatarsal mini-invasive osteotomy.- Percutaneous surgery for static metatarsalgia.- Isham hammertoe procedures for the correction of lesser digital deformities.- Minimally invasive management of dorsiflexion contracture at the metatarsophalangeal joint and plantarflexion contracture at the proximal interphalangeal joint of the fifth toe.- Arthroscopic assisted correction of lesser toe deformity.- Percutaneous fixation of proxilÁ