Revision Surgery of the Foot and Ankle (eBook)

This unique text utilizes a bulleted, case-based approach to present a variety of surgical strategies and techniques for tackling the many challenges posed by revision foot and ankle surgery.The book is organized thematically into sections on the forefoot, trauma, sports injuries, and arthritis and reconstruction, with each chapter including key takeaway points, discussions of evaluation, surgical planning, and the cases themselves. Specific revision topics presented include first MTP joint fusion, failed bunion and hammertoe, failed Lisfranc and fifth metatarsal fracture, failed flatfoot and subtalar fusion, and nonunion of ankle fusion and failed total ankle replacement, among others. 

The challenge of revision foot and ankle surgery is that there are countless ways for a surgery to fail. Therefore, presenting as many different scenarios as possible and techniques to address them is the main advantage of the book. Practical and user-friendly, Revision Surgery of the Foot and Ankle will prove indispensable to both the young and veteran orthopedic surgeon preparing for these challenging surgical interventions.

Mark J. Berkowitz, MD, MBA                     

Director, Foot and Ankle Center

Director, Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Fellowship

Cleveland Clinic

Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Orthopedic and Rheumatologic Institute

Cleveland, OH, USA

Director, Foot & Ankle Fellowship

Florida Orthopedic Institute

Tampa, FL, USA

Paul T. Fortin, MD                           

Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Director, Foot and Ankle Fellowship

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Royal Oak MI, USA

Lew Schon, MD FACS
Director of Orthopedic Innovation 
Institute of Foot and Ankle Reconstruction Mercy Medical Center 
Faculty MedStar Union Memorial Hospital 
Associate Prof of Orthopaedics  BME Johns Hopkins School of Medicine 
Fischell Literati Faculty: University of Maryland Fischell Department of Bioengineering

Baltimore, MD

Professor of Orthpaedic Surgery New York University Langone

New York, NY

Associate Prof of Orthopaedics, Georgetown School of Medicine 

Washington DC 

Roy W. Sanders, MD                                                      

Professor & Chairman

Department of Orthopedic Surgery

University of South Florida

President and Chief Medical Officer

Florida Orthopedic Institute

Chief, Department of Orthopedics

Tampa General Hospital

Tampa, FL, USA