The patients’ overall satisfaction with the result of their foot surgery was determined using a Likert scale and the results can be seen in Table 1. Patients in the podiatric surgical group were significantly more satisfied with the result of their foot surgery than those in the orthopaedic group (p<
0.008; Mann Whitney U test). Similar statistically significant differences were also seen between the two groups relating to patient satisfaction with their pre and post-operative consultations and information concerning their proposed surgery and its outcome.
This work aims to quantitatively assess the current opinions of foot and ankle surgery provision by podiatric surgeons within the UK. Three groups were targeted by postal questionnaire; Orthopaedic surgeons with membership to BOFAS, Orthopaedic surgeons not affiliated to the specialist foot and ankle society and surgical Podiatrists. In addition we aim to identify areas of conflict and suggestions for future integration. A postal questionnaire was sent to all Fellows of the Faculty of