OBJETIVO: Comprovar a viabilidade da técnica de herniorrafia inguinal com anestesia local, em regime ambulatorial, com segurança, eficácia e curta curva de aprendizado. MÉTODOS: Analisamos prospectivamente 454 pacientes submetidos à herniorrafias inguinais sob anestesia local em regime ambulatorial entre novembro de 2004 e agosto de 2008. Do total de hérnias tratadas cirurgicamente neste período, 285 foram operadas à direita, 163 à esquerda e seis bilaterais. Foram utilizados critérios clínicos, cirúrgicos e psicossociais para inclusão no procedimento. Os parâmetros para exclusão foram hérnia complexa ou irredutível, hérnia recidivada, obesidade (IMC maior que 30 Kg/m²), recusa do paciente e pacientes psiquiátricos. Todos os pacientes foram operados eletivamente e analisados quanto ao resultado cirúrgico, suas complicações e tempo de internação hospitalar. RESULTADOS: Todas as operações foram concluídas com êxito. Em nenhum dos casos foi necessário a mudança do método anestésico. O tempo cirúrgico foi semelhante ao realizado com outros métodos de anestesia, não havendo casos de efeitos adversos dos anestésicos locais. As complicações intra-operatórias totalizaram aproximadamente 2,64% (12/454) dos casos. Não houve necessidade de internações hospitalares superiores ao período de 24 horas. CONCLUSÃO: O procedimento é viável sem dor per - operatória significativa, com segurança, podendo ser realizada por residentes sob supervisão, com satisfatória aceitação pelos pacientes, com complicações semelhantes às observadas em uma herniorrafia convencional, possibilitando um tempo e custo de internação menor e acesso mais rápido dos pacientes ao tratamento.

Objective: To evaluate the postoperative results of patients who underwent surgical treatment of hallux valgus with a modified Reverdin-Isham (RI) technique and to compare the achieved correction with that reported by studies using the original technique. Methods: This is a retrospective study with patients with mild to moderate hallux valgus who underwent surgery from June 2010 to July 2019. All patients were operated using the modified RI technique. Data were collected through the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) questionnaire, in addition to pre and postoperative radiographic studies of the intermetatarsal angle (IMA), the hallux valgus angle (HVA), and the distal metatarsal articular angle (DMAA). Results: The mean postoperative follow-up was 30.1 months, and the mean age of patients was 56.4 years. The median AOFAS score in the postoperative period was increased by 56 points. The mean HVA was reduced in 16.5°, the mean IMA was reduced in 4.3°, and the mean DMAA was reduced in 10°. There were no cases of displacement or deviation of the first metatarsal head during the postoperative follow-up. Conclusion: The modified RI technique provided considerable stability to the osteotomy, in addition to a significant correction of the measured angles and an improvement in AOFAS scores, demonstrating itself as an effective technique for correcting mild to moderate hallux valgus. Level of Evidence IV, Therapeutic Studies, Case Series.

Objective: To analyze the effectiveness of peripheral nerve blocks in the ankle in percutaneous forefoot surgery and their potential complications. Methods: Retrospective study with a survey of the medical records of patients who underwent percutaneous orthopedic surgery onthe forefoot between 2009 and 2015, performed by the orthopedic foot  and ankle surgery group of our hospital, in which 4-in-1 and 5-in-1 anesthetic nerve blocks were used. We evaluated 239 cases, consisting of 222 female and 17 male subjects with a mean age of 61.2 years, seeking to observe the effectiveness and potential complications of the anesthetic technique. Results: Complications were observed in 3.34% of the 239 patients, with seven cases of neuritis and one case of tachycardia. Regarding the anesthetic technique, there were nine cases of block failure (3.76%), with four cases requiring supplementary local anesthetic, one case spinal anesthesia, and four cases general anesthesia. Conclusion: Having observed the low rate of complications and the almost complete success of 5-in-1 blocks in percutaneous forefoot surgery, we concluded that it is a safe and effective anesthetic technique. Level of Evidence IV, Therapeutic Study; Case Series.

A patient with macrodactyly of the hallux, returned 2 years after amputation of the distal phalanx, complaining of pain and swelling in the plantar foot. The Tinel, Moulder, and Gauthier signs were all present. Diagnostic hypotheses were: neuroma of the amputation stump, compressive neuroma, neurofibroma, or schwannoma. Histopathological diagnosis demonstrated that the tumor was a neuroma. This is a rare and unique case associated with macrodactyly, in which nerves tend to be hypertrophic. The location in the first intermetatarsal space is uncommon. The treatment proposed was resection of the entire involved nerve; symptoms improved and there was no relapse. Level of Evidence V, Therapeutic Studies; Expert Opinion.

Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze and compare the effectiveness of two types of abduction orthotics used for the feet, the Denis-Browne type (traditional) and the Dobbs type (dynamic), with regard to maintenance of deformity correction and prevention of recurrence . Method: In this comparative retrospective case study, information was collected from the medical records of children with idiopathic congenital clubfoot (CCF). We evaluated a total of 43 feet in 28 patients, which were divided into two groups. Group 1 was comprised of 16 patients with a total of 24 CCFs treated with the traditional orthotic device. Group 2 consisted of 12 patients with a total of 19 CCFs treated with the dynamic orthotic device. The statistical analysis used the ANOVA test to compare the categorical variables between the groups. A significance level of 5% was adopted (p-value≤0.05) . Results: In Group 1, recurrence was observed in 2 feet (8.33%), and in 1 foot in Group 2 (5.26%). No significant difference in effectiveness was seen between the two types of orthotic devices . Conclusion: Both abduction devices were seen to be effective in maintaining correction of congenital clubfoot deformities. There was no statistical significance between type of orthotic device and recurrence. Level of Evidence III, Retrospective Comparative Study.