Another benefit is the decrease in surgical site infections and reduced morbidity associated with this technique. MIS involves precision and minimal disruption to the foot and ankle. Reducing the ...

First, for all patients undergoing podiatric surgery, the overall rate of podiatric procedure-related symptomatic VTE is low at 0.30%. Second, we found a significant increased risk for ...

Results: We identified 16,804 surgical procedures in 7,264 patients and ... significantly and independently associated with VTE in podiatric surgery: prior VTE (incidence, 4.6%; relative risk ...