"New Bunion Surgery Could Cut Recovery Time In Half" - Jane Ridley
Bunions and hammertoes are hardly attractive. And if you’re unlucky enough to suffer from them, they often feel even worse than they look. For years, treatments for such issues included strategic shoe-padding, cortisone injections or surgery to remove tissue and bone, which can require at least 2-inch incisions and patients to be off their feet for up to six weeks. Now, an innovative microsurgery offers another option. A percutaneous foot surgery has been introduced by orthopaedic surgeon Ettore Vulcano, MD, assistant professor of orthopaedics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai after being approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The technique involves the surgeon making a tiny 2- to 3-millimeter incision in the foot and, during a live X-ray, using a so-called “burr” to shave and realign the bone. “You basically grind down the bone, and the bone is crushed into a paste,” said Dr. Vulcano. “It really is revolutionary and cutting-edge.” The result is a hopefully pain-free foot in about half the recovery time, a smaller scar and a reduced chance of infection or other complications.
- Ettore Vulcano, MD, Assistant Professor, Orthopaedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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