Dr. Damien Dauphinee, a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon, and Dr. Raafae Hussain, fellowship trained foot and ankle surgeon, talk about bunion surgery. They walk through the surgical procedure and share their thought process along the way.

QUOTES

“You can see the curvature of that proximal phalanx or if they just got a lot of soft tissue pulling on that toe, you’re just going to get a better correction, you’re going to have a happier patient, if you just take that wedge out.” - Dr. Damien Dauphinee [16:36]

“Quick and easy. You know, your classic bunions. We’re not doing anything fancy. We’re literally going in, fixing the problem.” - Dr. Raafae Hussain [24:23]

Top Takeaways:

• What they see clinically with bunions
• The step-by-step process of bunion surgery, including incision placement, lateral release and the osteotomy procedure
• The Pod Doctors’ thought process during the procedure
• The recovery options

What You Will Learn:

• [00:40] Intro
• [02:27] What they see with bunions
• [03:04] Incision placement and lateral release
• [07:57] The osteotomy procedure
• [15:18] The Akin osteotomy
• [21:14] Closure technique
• [24:47] Recovery
• [25:24] A listener question
• [27:16] Outro

Resources:

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