Episode 39

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20th Apr 2022

Hallux Rigidus Surgery

Dr. Damien Dauphinee, a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon, and Dr. Raafae Hussain, fellowship trained foot and ankle surgeon, walk through a recent hallux rigidus surgery. They also discuss when they decide to do surgery to address the arthritic joint pain and what type of surgery to pursue.

QUOTES:

“If you’ve got a joint issue, and you’re asking a lot of that joint because of the flexibility of the shoe, you're going to make it worse and it’s gonna really hurt.” -Dr. Damien Dauphinee [02:53]

“When we decide to do surgery and what type of surgery we decide to do is based on the patient’s activity level and based on how much damage is done to the joint.” -Dr. Raafae Hussain [03:37]

Top Takeaways:

  • What is hallux rigidus
  • When the Pod Doctors decide to do surgery and what type of surgery
  • A walk through of a recent hallux rigidus surgery

What You Will Learn:

  • [00:50] Intro
  • [02:07] What is hallux rigidus
  • [03:37] When to do surgery and what type
  • [05:02] A walk through a recent case
  • [18:18] Recovery protocol
  • [20:41] Outro 

Resources:

Previous episode on hallux rigidus: https://poddoctors.podbean.com/e/the-poddoctors-hallux-rigidus/

Visit our website: https://thepoddoctors.com/

Book Mentioned: Saving Limbs, Saving Lives: Advanced Treatments for Preventing Amputations in Diabetic Populations by Dr. Damien Dauphinee

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About the Podcast

The PODdoctors with Dr. Dauphinee and Dr. Hussain
ThePODdoctors are Dr. Damien Dauphinee, double board certified in Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery and Wound Management and his partner Dr. Raafae Hussain, fellowship trained podiatric surgeon. Each week ThePODdoctors will be discussing aspects of podiatric medicine and surgery to educate our audience on common foot and ankle problems and the latest treatment options available.