How to manage postoperative hallux varus Podiatry Today

Description: Diagnostic Dilemmas: How To Manage Postoperative Hallux Varus - By Justin Franson, DPM, and Babak Baravarian, DPM
Chances are, you have seen patients present to your office with pain after undergoing a bunion surgery, which you may or may not have performed. If you were the operating surgeon, it is easy enough to research the specific procedure that you performed. However, in many cases of hallux varus complications, the patients wind up in another surgeon’s office for reconstruction. Obtaining all the prior operative and post-op information will aid in tailoring the revisional surgery.