Abstract
We present a series of 16 patients requiring revision forefoot procedures in Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton.
The primary procedures were carried out in a local Independent Sector Treatment Centre as part of a regional initiative to reduce waiting times to meet national targets. Several of these patients were primarily listed for surgery at our institution. The majority of the procedures performed were first ray procedures in the time period from February 2006 to February 2009.
We present a summary of the indications for these revision procedures and some of the issues surrounding the management of these patients. We also present a summary of the costs incurred by Musgrove Park Hospital as a result of this extra workload.
The abstracts were prepared by Mr D J Bracey, Editorial Secretary. Correspondence should be addressed to him at Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, Cornwall TR1 3LJ, England.
