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Complications in Orthopaedics: Foot and Ankle, 1st Edition

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Edited by Amiethab Aiyer, MD, FAOA, FAAOS, Ettore Vulcano, MD, Jonathan Kaplan, MD and Stephen R. Thompson, MD, MEd, FRCSC
This item will be released on 15-04-2026
The difference between an average surgeon and a master surgeon is often an ability to navigate and resolve surgical complications. Complications in Orthopaedics: Foot and Ankle Surgery provides expert guidance and offers real solutions to improve pat ...view more
The difference between an average surgeon and a master surgeon is often an ability to navigate and resolve surgical complications. Complications in Orthopaedics: Foot and Ankle Surgery provides expert guidance and offers real solutions to improve patient outcomes, for both the trainee and the experienced surgeon. This brand-new volume in the Complications in Orthopaedics series from series editor Dr. Stephen R. Thompson, along with expert surgeons Drs. Amiethab Aiyer, Ettore Vulcano, and Jonathan Kaplan, focuses on how to recognize and avoid errors during foot and ankle surgery, with thorough coverage of preoperative errors, intraoperative issues, and postoperative complications.
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9780443120398
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15-04-2026
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The difference between an average surgeon and a master surgeon is often an ability to navigate and resolve surgical complications. Complications in Orthopaedics: Foot and Ankle Surgery provides expert guidance and offers real solutions to improve patient outcomes, for both the trainee and the experienced surgeon. This brand-new volume in the Complications in Orthopaedics series from series editor Dr. Stephen R. Thompson, along with expert surgeons Drs. Amiethab Aiyer, Ettore Vulcano, and Jonathan Kaplan, focuses on how to recognize and avoid errors during foot and ankle surgery, with thorough coverage of preoperative errors, intraoperative issues, and postoperative complications.

Key Features
  • Helps you navigate a wide variety of inevitable difficult situations in foot and ankle surgery, whether errors in judgment, technical mistakes, or unavoidable outcomes
  • Covers key topics such as patient safety, informed decision making, improved postoperative care, quality improvement, multidisciplinary collaboration, and more
  • Features a full-color design with numerous photographs, radiographs, and illustrations
  • Includes video clips to enhance and reinforce the material
  • Follows a templated, reader-friendly format throughout
  • Includes introductory material on relevant anatomy and necessary background information
  • An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date

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Edited by Amiethab Aiyer, MD, FAOA, FAAOS, Chief, Foot and Ankle Service, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Johns Hopkins University/School of Medicine, USA; Ettore Vulcano, MD, Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA; Jonathan Kaplan, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Orthopaedic Specialty Institute, Orange County, CA, USA and Stephen R. Thompson, MD, MEd, FRCSC, Associate Professor of Sports Medicine, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, University of Maine, Bangor, Maine, USA
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ISBN Number 9780443120398
Description Author List Edited by Amiethab Aiyer, MD, FAOA, FAAOS, Chief, Foot and Ankle Service, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Johns Hopkins University/School of Medicine, USA; Ettore Vulcano, MD, Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA; Jonathan Kaplan, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Orthopaedic Specialty Institute, Orange County, CA, USA and Stephen R. Thompson, MD, MEd, FRCSC, Associate Professor of Sports Medicine, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, University of Maine, Bangor, Maine, USA
Copyright Year 2027
Edition Number 1
Format Book
Trim 216w x 276h (8.50" x 10.875")
Imprint Elsevier
Page Count 400
Publication Date 15 Apr 2026
Stock Status Available for Pre-Order
Forefoot
Hallux Valgus
1. Osteotomy (distal/proximal)
2. LapidusHallux

Rigidus

3. Cheilectomy
4. Arthrodesis
5. Arthroplasty

Lesser Toes
6. Hammertoe
7. Plantar plate tear
8. Digital neuroma

Midfoot
Trauma/Sequelae
9. Lisfranc injury
10. Midfoot arthritis
11. Fifth metatarsal fractures
12. Charcot neuroarthropathy

Hindfoot
Trauma
13. Calcaneal fracture
14. Talus fracture

Deformity
15. Flatfoot Deformity (PCFD)
16. Cavovarus
17. Deformity after hindfoot fusion

Ankle
Trauma
18. Ankle fracture (including acute syndesmotic/deltoid injuries)
19. Pilon injuries

Arthroplasty
20. TAR Infection
21. TAR loosening
22. Arthrodesis after failed TAR

Infection
23. Soft tissues infection, foot & ankle
24. Osteomyelitis

Sports/Soft Tissue
25. Achilles Rupture
26. Peroneal tendinopathy/tears
27. Talar/tibial osteochondral defect
28. Deltoid ligament sprain/rupture
29. Chronic lateral ankle instability
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