Wide Awake, Faster Out? WALANT Meets MICA in Hallux Valgus Surgery

For orthopedic surgeons performing minimally invasive hallux valgus correction, the osteotomy may be small, but the perioperative footprint is not. Regional blockade requires expertise, equipment, onset time, monitoring, and recovery. Could local anesthesia deliver a more streamlined experience without making patients pay for that efficiency in pain?