Principi chirurgici della tecnica mini-invasiva

Abstract

Minimally invasive foot surgery is gaining increasing popularity among the most selected techniques, as it allows for corrective interventions on the bone, while fully respecting the surrounding tissues. To ensure surgical success, scrupulous patient selection, specialised and dedicated instrumentation and vigilant radiological control are all crucial elements required for an accurate 3D-treatment assessment. Pre-surgical planning and mapping are both valuable tools in planning the pathway for the surgical approach. Special percutaneous techniques allow specialists to perform minimal incisions on the soft tissues, like tendons and/or capsule-ligamentous structures, as well as on the bones of the foot. This particularly difficult surgical specialty requires additional expertise. Therefore, a surgeon who decides to follow this procedure must have an appropriate surgical background of “classical” open techniques and good anatomic and technical knowledge.