Dr. Neary Shares benefits of minimally invasive bunion & foot and Ankle surgery
Minimally invasive bunion repair and foot and ankle surgery are beginning to gain traction for their ability to provide better outcomes for patients. Dr. Neary, a Foot and Ankle surgeon from Boise, ID has gained national recognition for her expertise in minimally invasive techniques for bunion correction and foot and ankle surgery. She teaches surgeons around the country on the various procedures, and lectures on the merits of the new approach.
“At the end of the day, when you are keeping incisions small [and] preserving blood flow and biology to the surgical site, you are going to have quicker healing, improved bone and tissue healing, faster recovery and better patient satisfaction and better patient care, which is what we are all after.”
Dr. Neary shares benefits of mis Foot and Ankle surgery
“The bunion is exciting, but what you can do for the rest of the forefoot, what you can do for joint prep, osteotomies, Charcot correction, the sky is the limit in terms of what we can do minimally invasively now that we have access to these systems,” Neary said. “There have been all sorts of new applications for minimally invasive approaches that have blown up over the past 10 years and even in the last 3 to 4 years.”
“[Patients] understand the benefits of minimally invasive surgery and seek that out,” Neary told Healio | Orthopedics Today. “At the end of the day, when you are keeping incisions small [and] preserving blood flow and biology to the surgical site, you are going to have quicker healing, improved bone and tissue healing, faster recovery and better patient satisfaction and better patient care, which is what we are all after.”
A study by Andrés Carranza-Bencano, MD, PhD, and colleagues showed isolated MIS subtalar arthrodesis can improve wound healing and reduce neurovascular injury while maintaining a 92% fusion rate. Results like this have surgeons exploring new potential applications of MIS foot and ankle procedures in larger patient populations.
