More Than Your Basic Bunion Procedures - The POD Docs

Dr. Damien Dauphinee, a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon, and Dr. Raafae Hussain, fellowship trained foot and ankle surgeon, address a question from a subscriber on bunion treatments. They talk about basic bunion procedures as well as different incision placements and the suture button technique. “If you don’t fix the boney aspect well the first time, all the soft tissue correction in the world is probably not going to make up for that.” - Dr. Damien Dauphinee [05:24] “One of the big things that we’ve noticed over time is that different specialities that do foot and ankle surgery do different incision placements.” - Dr. Raafae Hussain [05:37] Top Takeaways: Basic bunion procedures Why they do different incision placements More common incisions Lateral release, suture button and lengthening techniques What You Will Learn: [00:40] Intro [02:19] A brief recap on bunions [03:34] Basic bunion procedures [05:44] Different incision placements [10:45] The lateral release [16:21] Suture button technique [21:43] Outro Resources: Visit our website: https://thepoddoctors.com/ Book Mentioned: Saving Limbs, Saving Lives: Advanced Treatments for Preventing Amputations in Diabetic Populations by Dr. Damien Dauphinee