Choosing ankle tourniquets in foot and ankle surgery: Beyond postoperative pain considerations

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World Journal of Orthopedics

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World J Orthop. Sep 18, 2024; 15(9): 828-830
Published online Sep 18, 2024. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v15.i9.828

Choosing ankle tourniquets in foot and ankle surgery: Beyond postoperative pain considerations

Samir Ghandour, Vijay Kumar Jain, Ashim Gupta

Samir Ghandour, The Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Balamand, Beirut 1100, Lebanon

Vijay Kumar Jain, Department of Orthopaedics, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India

Ashim Gupta, Department of Orthopaedics and Regenerative Medicine, Future Biologics, Lawrenceville, GA 30043, United States

Author contributions: Gupta A conceptualized the study; Ghandour S wrote the initial draft; Jain VK and Gupta A critically reviewed and edited the manuscript. All authors approved the final version of the article for publication.

Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interests.

Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Corresponding author: Ashim Gupta, MS, PhD, MBA, DABRM, FABRM, Founder and CEO, President, Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Regenerative Medicine, Future Biologics, 2505 Newpoint Pkwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30043, United States. ashim6786@gmail.com

Received: February 21, 2024
Revised: August 7, 2024
Accepted: August 9, 2024
Published online: September 18, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This editorial advocates for the selection of ankle tourniquets in foot and ankle surgery. While ankle tourniquets do not significantly reduce postoperative pain compared to thigh tourniquets, ankle tourniquets may minimize lower extremity venous stasis and soft tissue compression, especially in high-risk patients, which can enhance long-term vascular health and promote uneventful patient recovery.