Foot and Ankle Arthroscopy: Latest and Emerging Techniques by the Leaders! (AANA22)-MICO & PECO

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Andy Velkovich discusses minimally invasive and percutaneous calcaneal osteotomies as a superior alternative to open surgery for heel bone correction. She highlights benefits including smaller incisions, less nerve injury risk, reduced wound complications, and faster recovery. The technique involves minimal soft tissue disruption, precise bone cutting with a jiggly saw and burr under fluoroscopic guidance, and allows significant deformity correction. Indications match open surgery but with lower thresholds for intervention. Studies show fewer infections and nerve injuries in minimally invasive approaches. Post-op care typically involves limited weight bearing for weeks, with careful use of irrigation and adherence to anatomical "safe zones."

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Andrea Veljkovic, M.D. & Jorge Acevedo, M.D.

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minimally invasive calcaneal osteotomy

percutaneous heel surgery

heel bone correction

reduced wound complications

fluoroscopic guided bone cutting