"I'd never have that operation again" - a mixed-methods study on how patients react to adverse outcomes following foot and ankle surgery.

Background: Adverse outcomes arising from foot and ankle surgery, including lack of pain relief, increased disability and perioperative complications are infrequent but inevitable. This mixed-methods study aims to explore the impact of adverse outcomes on patients following nonemergent foot and ankle surgery.

Methods: Patients who underwent foot and ankle surgery over a two-year period were invited to participate in this study if they reported an adverse outcome.