21 min
The PODdoctors: Tailor’s Bunions - #46 The PODdoctors with Dr. Dauphinee and Dr. Hussain
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- Medicine
In this episode of The PODdoctors podcast, Dr. Damien Dauphinee, a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon, and Dr. Raafae Hussain, fellowship trained foot and ankle surgeon, talk about Tailor’s bunions. They talk about treatment options and what you can do with your Tailor’s bunion.
“A Tailor’s bunion, people assume it’s a bump, it’s a growth, it’s a tumor. Can you knock it down? But then I talk to them, Look, it’s an angulation or a deviation of that fifth metatarsal. It’s literally just slightly rotating out.” -Dr. Raafae Hussain [06:11]
“These are common problems. They have reasonable success with conservative, non-surgical options, but you have to be willing to adjust your shoes.” -Dr. Damien Dauphinee [20:08]
Top Takeaways:
What is Tailor’s bunion
How the PODdoctors treat a Tailor’s bunion
The recovery process
What You Will Learn:
[00:50] Intro
[02:22] What is Tailor's bunion
[07:18] Two measurements they look at
[08:56] Treatment options
[19:01] Recovery
Resources:
Visit our website: https://thepoddoctors.com/
Book Mentioned: Saving Limbs, Saving Lives: Advanced Treatments for Preventing Amputations in Diabetic Populations by Dr. Damien Dauphinee
In this episode of The PODdoctors podcast, Dr. Damien Dauphinee, a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon, and Dr. Raafae Hussain, fellowship trained foot and ankle surgeon, talk about Tailor’s bunions. They talk about treatment options and what you can do with your Tailor’s bunion.
“A Tailor’s bunion, people assume it’s a bump, it’s a growth, it’s a tumor. Can you knock it down? But then I talk to them, Look, it’s an angulation or a deviation of that fifth metatarsal. It’s literally just slightly rotating out.” -Dr. Raafae Hussain [06:11]
“These are common problems. They have reasonable success with conservative, non-surgical options, but you have to be willing to adjust your shoes.” -Dr. Damien Dauphinee [20:08]
Top Takeaways:
What is Tailor’s bunion
How the PODdoctors treat a Tailor’s bunion
The recovery process
What You Will Learn:
[00:50] Intro
[02:22] What is Tailor's bunion
[07:18] Two measurements they look at
[08:56] Treatment options
[19:01] Recovery
Resources:
Visit our website: https://thepoddoctors.com/
Book Mentioned: Saving Limbs, Saving Lives: Advanced Treatments for Preventing Amputations in Diabetic Populations by Dr. Damien Dauphinee
21 min