Operative Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery

Derived from Sam W. Wiesel and Todd J. Albert’s four-volume Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, this single-volume resource contains a comprehensive, authoritative review of operative techniques in foot and ankle surgery. In one convenient place, you’ll find the entire Foot and Ankle section, as well as relevant chapters from the Oncology, Pediatrics, Sports Medicine, and Trauma sections of Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery. Superb full-color illustrations and step-by-step explanations help you master surgical techniques, select the best procedure, avoid complications, and anticipate outcomes. Written by global experts from leading institutions, Operative Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery, Third Edition, clearly demonstrates how to perform the techniques, making this an essential daily resource for residents, fellows, and practitioners.  

• Includes new procedures and comprehensive updates throughout with visually stunning, consistently rendered medical illustrations and intraoperative photographs that present how to perform each technique step by step.
• Provides new procedural videos and a newly streamlined eBook for on-the-go reference.
• Uses consistent, easy-to-follow chapter templates and extensive bulleted lists and tables for quick reference and review.
• Discusses each clinical problem using the same concise format: definition, anatomy, physical exams, pathogenesis, natural history, physical findings, imaging and diagnostic studies, differential diagnosis, nonoperative management, surgical management, pearls and pitfalls, postoperative care, outcomes, and complications.