Surgeons Rethink Approach To Minimal Incision Foot And Ankle Surgery

Many patients who undergo foot and ankle surgery are recovering faster and with smaller surgical scars, thanks to new minimal incision techniques and tools. At the same time, foot and ankle surgeons are questioning whether smaller is always better. “In the 70s and 80s, there was a trend towards small incisions for the sake of small incisions,” says Lawrence Ford, DPM, FACFAS.

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Filed under: Bones on February 26th, 2008