In this episode of The PODdoctors podcast, Dr. Damien Dauphinee, a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon, and Dr. Raafae Hussain, fellowship trained foot and ankle surgeon, talk about ankle arthroscopy, also known as ankle scope. They discuss how this underutilized technique can help with interior ankle pain, such as synovitis. They walk through the process, including portal placement, the most important part of arthroscopy.

 QUOTES:

“We see ankle problems. We see synovitis. We see these aches and pain. And I feel like we’re doing conservative therapy, steroid shots and all that, and we’re worried about the next step, big surgery, but that medial ground, that middle ground, that ankle scope, super underutilized.” -Dr. Raafae Hussain [02:01]

“It’s a great underutilized technique for lingering ankle pain.” -Dr. Damien Dauphinee [19:09]

Top Takeaways:

• What is ankle arthroscopy and why it’s underutilized
• Examples of interior ankle pain such as synovitis
• Portal placement - the most important part of arthroscopy
• Recovery

What You Will Learn:

• [00:50] Intro
• [01:43] What is ankle arthroscopy
• [03:00] Interior ankle pain
• [06:54] The portal placement process
• [12:28] A walkthrough of a recent case
• [18:34] Recovery
• [20:23] Outro

Resources:

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Book Mentioned: Saving Limbs, Saving Lives: Advanced Treatments for Preventing Amputations in Diabetic Populations by Dr. Damien Dauphinee