Consider the Patient When Prescribing Total NonWeightBearing

In 2005, JBJS published an article by Tongue et al. highlighting the importance of patient-centered care by orthopaedic surgeons1; Tongue et al. noted that understanding the patient s needs is central to quality care. In the current study, Choido et al. carried out a moderately sized study of their own patients following an undefined range of ankle and foot surgical procedures. Inherent biases can, in part, be gleaned from the title, which indicates a presumption that complete non-weight-bearing is the ideal to be gained.