Abstract
The focus of this communication is to share an alternative positioning method that
we have used over the past 3 years for gastrocnemius recession with the patient supine
on the operating table. The technique uses a candy-cane leg holding system to situate
the patient in the extended knee hemilithotomy position. We have found that this position
provides excellent visualization of the surgical site, furnishes the anesthesiologist
with optimal access to the patient, negates the need to turn the patient from prone
to supine when adjunct procedures are to be undertaken, and allows the involved extremity
to remain sterile throughout the operation, without an increase in complications or
cost.
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Published online: February 01, 2010
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© 2010 American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
