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.

 QUOTES:

“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:

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