Foot/Ankle News

Time-driven activity-based costing may offer a better cost estimation of resources needed to treat patients with ankle fractures compared with traditional cost accounting, according to recently published results.

Patients with involuntary flexion of their toes may be diagnosed with any number of conditions. Shown is right-ankle range of motion testing in a 15-year-old adolescent patient that demonstrates the involuntary flexion of his first three digits with dorsiflexion.

Circular external fixation was effective for gradual correction of ankle soft tissue contractures, according to a presentation at the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society Annual Scientific Meeting.

Podiatry as the treating surgical service and American Society of Anesthesiologists score of three or more were among the risk factors for unplanned hospital readmissions in the 90-day episode of care among patients who underwent open reduction and internal fixation for ankle fractures, according to recently published results.

BOSTON — Baseline patient-reported outcome measurement information system scores of elite athletes differed significantly from NIH baseline scores for the general population, according to a study presented here.

Among opioid-prescribing guidelines for 20 common surgeries created by a panel of health care providers and patients from the John Hopkins Health System, panelists recommended a range of zero to 20 pills for three out of four orthopedic surgeries evaluated, which was the highest range of opioids among the eight health care specialties reviewed, according to a release from John Hopkins Medicine.

The appropriate indications for arthroscopic ankle fusion are debated. Studies have demonstrated low rates of nonunion and complications with the arthroscopic technique that are comparable to traditional open ankle fusion. Despite this, open approaches are widely used.

BOSTON — Patients with higher levels of preoperative anxiety reported higher levels of pain and less function after elective foot and ankle surgery, according to study presented here.

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Under the supervision of EFORT Fora Chair, Professor George Macheras from Athens, EFORT is organizing 10 European Fora each year. Launched in 2002, the project aims at organizing specific EFORT symposia during the annual congresses of our member national societies.