Higher BMI Is Associated With Wound Breakdown Following Resection of Haglund Deformity
Our findings demonstrate that after Haglund resection, obese patients have a higher risk of complications, particularly wound breakdown. This underscores the necessity of careful patient selection and perioperative optimization.
Authors
- James A. Nunley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3825-7536)
- Samuel Bruce Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1020-1167)
- Karl M. Schweitzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4119-0272)
- Ned Amendola
- Alexandra Krez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2027-1820)
- Kevin A. Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8296-1152)
- Andrew E. Hanselman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9005-7355)
- Kali Morrissette (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4274-8353)
- Katherine Kutzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3220-6815)
- Zoe W. Hinton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3552-5360)
- Albert Thomas Anastasio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5817-3826)
- Mark E. Easley
Institutions
- Duke Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Foot & Ankle International
- Published
- 2024-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10711007241290225
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Tendon Structure and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.96