Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Foot and Ankle is a collection of procedures presented by experts and pioneers in foot and ankle surgery who share an interest in developing less invasive methods of treating disorders of the foot and ankle. Procedures described in detail in this text avoid extensive soft tissue dissection and minimize soft tissue complications while affording results equal to those reported using traditional extensile exposures. These less invasive techniques may minimize post-operative stiffness and pain and shorten operative times and hospital stays. The minimally invasive procedures are not discussed in isolation; instead, they are compared and contrasted with open and arthroscopic methods. Moreover, the concise written text is complemented by a generous assortment of useful clinical photos, diagrams, and imaging studies.


Table of contents
Minimally invasive foot surgery: a paradigm shift.- Computer-assisted surgery (cas).- in foot and ankle surgery.- Tendoscopy.- Arthroscopy of the first metatarsophalangeal joint.- Minimally invasive management of hallux rigidus.- Percutaneous first metatarso-phalangeal joint fusion.- The Reverdin-Isham procedure for the correction of hallux valgus.- Arthroscopic assisted correction of hallux valgus deformity.- Minimally invasive hallux valgus correction.- Minimally invasive modified Wilson osteotomy for hallux valgus.- Percutaneous treatment of static metatarsalgia with distal metatarsal mini-invasive osteotomy.- Percutaneous surgery for static metatarsalgia.- Isham hammertoe procedures for the correction of lesser digital deformities.- Minimally invasive management of dorsiflexion contracture at the metatarsophalangeal joint and plantarflexion contracture at the proximal interphalangeal joint of the fifth toe.- Arthroscopic assisted correction of lesser toe deformity.- Percutaneous fixation of proximal fifth metatarsal fractures.- Minimally invasive realignement surgery of Charcot foot.- Arthroscopic triple arthrodesis.- Percutaneus Calcaneal Displacement Osteotomy.- Tendoscopy of the flexor hallucis longus tendon.- Open reduction and internal fixation of calcaneal fractures through a combined medial and lateral approach using a small incision technique.- Endoscopic plantar fasciotomy.- Arthroscopic os trigonum excision.- Endoscopic calcaneoplasty.- Postero-medial approach in the supine position for posterior ankle endoscopy.- Ankle equinus and endoscopic gastrocnemius recession.- Arthroscopic arthrodesis of the ankle.- Percutaneous osteosynthesis of distal tibial fractures using locking plates.- Percutaneous supramalleolar osteotomy using the Ilizarov/ Taylor spatial frame.- Minimally invasive management of syndesmotic injuries.- Endoscopic assisted percutaneous Achilles tendon repair.- Percutaneous repair of acute Achilles tendon ruptures.- Minimally invasive semitendinosus tendon graft augmentation for reconstruction of chronic tears of the Achilles tendon.- Minimally invasive Achilles tendon reconstruction using the peroneus brevis tendon graft.- Free hamstrings tendon transfer and interference screw fixation for less invasive reconstruction of chronic avulsions of the Achilles tendon.- Percutaneous longitudinal tenotomies for chronic Achilles tendinopathy.- Minimally invasive stripping for chronic Achilles tendinopathy.