Why I Want Bunion Surgery—the Patient’s Preoperative and Postoperative Perspective
Pain and function are the most important reasons patients have for surgery in both the preoperative and postoperative patient cohorts. Patients were more likely to list cosmesis as a reason to undergo surgery in the preoperative than the postoperative group.
Authors
- Nikiforos P. Saragas
- Michael de Buys (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8780-433X)
- Paulo N.F. Ferrao
Institutions
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Johannesburg Hospital (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Foot & Ankle International
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10711007251321475
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.44