Dr Daniel Nunes is back by years of experience as well as certification of the highest grade having completed fellowship’s in USA a

It is unfortunate that we sometimes undergo surgeries for various reasons be it elective or emergency and the desired outcome is far from favourable resulting in an immense impact on activities of daily living and social life.

This may require repeat surgery in order to correct the underlying complication.

The revision consultations that I see range from simple orthopaedic implant irritation to complete failure (malunion, non-union, sepsis, recurrence) of surgical goal resulting in severe deformities and inability to weight-bear.

It is important to understand that revision surgery is a salvage procedure and that original range of motion and appearance of the foot and ankle often needs to be sacrificed in order to have a functional and pain-free foot with a normal gait pattern.

It is also important to realise that often surgery is very complicated and higher risk to the limb and may need to be staged in 2 and sometimes 3 surgeries.

In addition to the physical examination, X-rays confirm the type and extent of the complication and other tests such as a bone scan, computed tomography (CAT) scan, or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be used to evaluate your condition.

Treatment is based upon the severity of deformity and physical demands required by the patient.