title: Percutaneous Pediatric Foot and Ankle Surgery.
abstract: The techniques for performing percutaneous osteotomies in treating deformities of the foot in children are presented along with a detailed description of the operative details. The author's use of minimal-access surgery for tibial, os calcis, and midfoot osteotomies is described using a cooled side-cutting burr that has not previously been described for use in the child's foot. The cancellous nature of the bones in the child are easily cut with the burr and the adjacent soft tissues are not damaged. The early experience of the healing times are not impaired and the complications associated with percutaneous scars seem to be negligible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics, University Hospital Southampton, Mailpoint 044, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK. Electronic address: Mike.Uglow@uhs.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Uglow
mesh_terms: D017760:Bone Malalignment / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005528:Foot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005530:Foot Deformities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013977:Tibia / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Child’s foot; Cooled side-cutting burr; Foot deformity correction; Foot osteotomy; Minimally invasive surgery; Pediatric foot; Percutaneous foot surgery