Patient Satisfaction in Forefoot Surgery Using Walant Technique

Several anesthetic techniques are used in foot and ankle surgery, WALANT technique is one of them that has several advantages: fast procedure, no ischemia or tourniquet needed, dynamic evaluation.Less preoperative test are needed and the total cost is reduced.It has very successful proven in upper extremity.We would like to evaluate the patient satisfaction of the WALANT technique in forefoot surgery.21 patients are included in the study.66% of the patients had no pain and 19% had minimal pain during the surgery.85% of the cases recommended or strongly recommended this technique for the forefoot surgery.Our results indicate that WALANT surgery is a safe with very good satisfaction indicators for the patients.