Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; 1: "Anatomy" of Complications; Introduction; Definitions; Complication Classification Systems; Complication and the Surgical Patient; Complications and Surgical Consent Forms; Reducing the Risk of Complications; Complications and the Noncompliant Patient; Smoking and Surgical Complications; Summary; References; Part I: Perioperative Complications; 2: Venous Thromboembolism Associated with Foot and Ankle Surgery; Diagnosis of Venous Thromboembolism; Clinical Examination; Diagnostic Laboratory Tests for Venous Thromboembolism

Coagulation Tests Platelet Count; d-Dimer Test; Imaging Studies for Venous Thromboembolism; Duplex Doppler Ultrasound (DDUS); Other Venographic Methods; Diagnostic Tests for Pulmonary Embolism; Methods of VTE Prophylaxis and Treatment; Patient Education, Mechanical Prophylaxis, and Non-general Anesthesia; Pharmacological Prophylaxis (Chemoprophylaxis) and Treatment of VTE; Unfractionated Heparin (UFH) and Low-­Molecular-­Weight Heparin (LMWH); Factor Xa Inhibitors, Direct Thrombin Inhibitors, and Heparinoids; Warfarin; Aspirin; Thrombolytic Therapy; Pulmonary Embolectomy

Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Risk Stratification Schemes for VTE Prophylaxis; VTE Prophylaxis in Hospitalized Patients; VTE Prophylaxis in Non-orthopedic Surgical and Nonsurgical Patients; VTE Prophylaxis in Hip, Knee, and Orthopedic Trauma Surgery; VTE Prophylaxis in Foot and Ankle Surgery; References; 3: Complication Management: Nonunions; Introduction; Basic Science of Bone Healing; Etiology of Nonunion; Patient Evaluation; Nonunion Management/Treatment Strategies; Deformity Assessment; Principles and Techniques for Revision Surgeries of Nonunions

Surgical Revision Techniques: Specific Anatomic SitesFirst Metatarsophalangeal (MTP) Joint; Tarsometatarsal (TMT) Joint(s); Tritarsal Complex; Ankle Joint; Postoperative Management; Conclusion; References; 4: Management of Incision Complications; Histology and Physiology; Surgical Wounds; Bleeding Complications; Incision Closure; Systemic Conditions; Incision Care; Hypertrophic Scarring and Keloids; Conclusion: Managing Incision Complications; Incision Complication Case Examples; References; 5: Surgical Infections; Introduction; Prevention; Patient Selection

Glucose Control in Diabetes Mellitus Smoking Cessation; Prophylactic Antibiotics; Surgical Site Preparation; Evaluation; Triage of Systemic Infections; History and Physical Exam; Laboratory Studies; Imaging Studies; Microbiology Studies; Arthrocentesis and Joint Fluid Analysis; Types of Infections; Management; Initial Approach; Antibiotic Management; Surgical Management; Management of Abscesses and Soft Tissue Infections; Management of Osteomyelitis; Management of Hardware Infections; Management of Septic Arthritis; Management of Prosthetic Joint Infections