MD Podiatrist Discusses Advances in MIS
Noman A. Siddiqui, DPM, MHA, director of podiatric surgery at the International Center for Limb Lengthening and chief of podiatry at Sinai and Northwest Hospitals, said the use of low-speed, high-torque burrs have allowed surgeons to preserve patients’ soft tissues.
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“In the past, there were burrs that you could use for MIS; however, the challenge was they were high-speed, high-torque, not as accurate and potentially harmful to the soft tissue and bone if used without strict control,” Siddiqui told Healio | Orthopedics Today. “However, more recently, there has been more focus on utilizing high-torque, low-speed burrs that can specifically allow you to focus on areas that would be more challenging if you were utilizing a burr that was high speed, high torque. Low-speed, high-torque allows you to make an osteotomy and not disrupt the soft tissue,” he added.
Source: Hunter Firment, Healio | Orthopedics Today [11/16/23]
