Complications of Lesser Toe Surgery: How To Avoid Them before Surgery and How To Assess and Treat Them When They Have Occurred.
Foot Ankle Clin 2022;
27:233-251. [PMID:
35680286 DOI:
10.1016/j.fcl.2021.11.021]
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Abstract
Complications following lesser toe surgery are challenging to manage. The keys to treatment of any of these conditions are, first, to try to avoid them through identification of patient- and surgeon-related variables that contribute to their development and, second, following the occurance of a complication, to understand what can and cannot be corrected with surgical and nonsurgical management. This review provides a comprehensive assessment of current literature, demonstrates best practices and approaches to lesser toe complications, and provides an illustration of clinical examples.
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