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Titre : | Managing Severe Foot and Ankle Deformities in Global Humanitarian Programs (2020) |
Auteurs : | Shuyuan Li ; Mark S. Myerson |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Foot and Ankle Clinics (Vol. 25, n° 2, Juin 2020) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 183-203 |
Note générale : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcl.2020.01.001 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Coopération ; Malformations ; Pied bot équin ; Pied creux ; Pied plat |
Résumé : |
This article presents a variety of severe deformities that the authors have encountered on Steps2Walk humanitarian programs globally.
In correcting foot and ankle deformities, treatment should include both bony alignment correction and soft tissue balance. On a humanitarian medical care mission, foot and ankle surgeons have to take into consideration the severity of the deformity, the patients economic limitations, patients expectations and realistic needs in life, availability of surgical instrumentation, the local teams understanding of foot and ankle surgery and their ability to do continuous consultation for patients postoperatively, compliance of the patients, and how they will cope if bilateral surgery is performed. Limited essential continuous follow-up always is one of the top problems that can cause complications and recurrence in an area where there is not adequate orthopedic foot and ankle surgery follow-up. Therefore, educating and training local surgeons to take over the future medical care are the most important goals of the authors global humanitarian programs. |
Disponible en ligne : | Oui |
En ligne : | https://login.ezproxy.vinci.be/login?url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1083751520300139 |