The effect of preoperative foot and ankle physiotherapy group on reducing inpatient stay and improving patient care.

Background: Benefits of day case foot and ankle surgery include reduced hospital stay, cost savings, high patient satisfaction, quicker recovery with no increased complications. The preoperative foot and ankle group was set up in 2007 to reduce inpatient hospital stays and increase the rate of day case procedures.

Methods: We evaluated length of stay and physiotherapy intervention for all our patients during the first three months of 2007-2011.