Reconstructing Complex Foot Deformities
Dr. Michael Brage, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington
Dr. Sigvard Hansen, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington
Deformities and arthritis of the foot and ankle region can be crippling conditions that prevent affected individuals form enjoying even simple things in life and participating in exercise. Dr. Michael Brage, UW Medicine Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, describes modern day options of reconstruction options for patients with hindfoot deformities. With prospects of motion preserving techniques becoming more common-place salvage procedures for failed motion preserving devices have also become more common place. Dr. Hansen, a pioneering UW Medicine Foot and Ankle surgeon reflects on the importance of listening to the patient in the first place and following simple principles as we are entering an increasingly high-tech era of surgical care.