Unilateral Versus Bilateral First Ray Surgery: A Prospective Study of 186 Consecutive Cases–Patient Satisfaction, Cost to Society, and Complications

Foot & Ankle Specialist

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 123-129

  Fridman, Robert ^a,b   Cain, Jarrett D ^c   Weil, Lowell ^c   Weil, Lowell Scott ^c   Ray, Thomas Brent ^d  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b Foot Associates of New York   (United States)

^c WEIL FOOT AND ANKLE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

bilateral foot surgery; bunion; hallux limitus; hallux valgus; surgical cost analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; COST; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; HALLUX RIGIDUS; HALLUX VALGUS; HUMAN; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOTOMY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

COST OF ILLNESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HALLUX LIMITUS; HALLUX VALGUS; HUMANS; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OSTEOTOMY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 73949120441     PISSN: 19386400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938640009335972     Document Type: Article

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