Improvement in surgical consent with a preoperative multimedia patient education tool: a pilot study.

Background: Preoperative education and discussion is a crucial part of the surgeon-patient relationship. The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of a multimedia education tool to improve patients' understanding when used as an adjunct to the usual verbal consent process regarding first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) arthrodesis surgery.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-one patients were prospectively recruited.

Oblique upper tibial opening wedge osteotomy for genu varum.

Objective: Restoration of mechanical axis of the leg.

Indications: Osteoarthritis of medial knee compartment. Overload of medial compartment.

Neglected ruptures of the Achilles tendon.

Neglected Achilles tendon ruptures, although uncommon, are debilitating injuries. The optimal management is surgical. Many different techniques can be used to repair or reconstruct the rupture, including tendo-Achilles advancement or flap reconstruction; local tendon transfer; and autologous, autograft, or synthetic implantation.