Table 2. Surgical indications according to patient groups.

	Group A*		Group B†
	Side	Surgery	Side	Surgery	Complications
1	Foot	Ganglion cyst excision	Ankle	Operated medial malleolus fracture/implant removal
2	Foot	FHL injury/repair	Foot	Operated 5th metatars fracture/plate and screw removal	Persistent pain and tenderness†
3	Foot	Ganglion cyst excision	Thigh	Osteochondroma excision in the distal femur
4	Ankle	Foreign body excision	Leg	Osteochondroma excision in the proximal tibia	Numbness*
5	Foot	Foreign body excision	Knee	Patella fracture/fixation with Zuggurtung method
6	Foot	Foreign body excision	Ankle	Lateral malleolus fracture/fixation with plate and screw
7	Knee	Soft tissue tumor excision	Ankle	Haglund deformity and calcific Achilles tendinitis/resection of Haglund deformity, debridement and repair of Achilles tendon	Numbness* Necrosis of the skin†
8	Knee	Foreign body excision	Foot	First proximal phalanx fracture/open reduction and fixation with K-wire	Persistent pain and tenderness*
9	Foot	Ganglion cyst excision	Ankle	Lateral malleolus fracture/fixation with plate and screw
10			Foot	Lisfranc injury/screw fixation
11			Knee	Patella fracture/fixation with Zuggurtung method
12			Knee	Operated patella fracture with Zuggurtung method/implant removal	Persistent pain and tenderness†
13			Ankle	Operated lateral malleolus fracture with plate and screw/Implant removal
14			Foot	Hallux valgus/metatarsal osteotomy with screw fixation
15			Foot	Hallux valgus/metatarsal osteotomy with screw fixation
16			Thigh	Osteochondroma excision in the distal femur
17			Foot	Hallux rigidus/cheilectomy
18			Ankle	Medial malleolus fracture/screw fixation
19			Ankle	Lateral malleolus fracture/fixation with plate and screw
20			Foot	Hallux rigidus/cheilectomy
FHL: Flexor Hallucis Longus; * Soft tissue; † Bone tissue.