OBJECTIVE TO CLINICALLY AND RADIOGRAPHICALLY COMPARE THE RESULTS OF TREATMENT OF HALLUX VALGUS, BY TWO ADDITION OSTEOTOMY TECHNIQUES: one using resected exostosis, and the other using a plate fixation for addition wedge. METHODS We evaluated 24 feet of 19 patients, mean age 51.3 years, affected by hallux valgus, with a mean follow-up of 50.1 months. 13 feet underwent addition osteotomy with r...

Background:   Hallux valgus deformity is a common chronic problem in middle age and elderly. Different surgical procedures have been introduced so far with their proposed indications for each. This study aimed to compare three   current procedures namely Chevron osteotomy, Scarf osteotomy and McBride technique.     Methods:   In this study, 44 patients were included from 2010 to 2013. All patie...

BACKGROUND There currently are no recommended standards for reporting kinematics of the first-metatarsophalangeal joint. This study compared 2 different rotation sequences of Cardan angles, with implications for understanding the measurement of hallux valgus deformity. METHODS Thirty-one women (19 hallux valgus; 12 controls) participated. All were scanned in an open-upright magnetic resonance...

PURPOSE With differences between the sexes in foot bone anatomy and ligamentous laxity, there is the possibility that the results of hallux valgus surgery may also differ between the sexes. We aimed to compare the results of hallux valgus surgery between the sexes. MATERIALS AND METHODS The authors retrospectively reviewed 60 males (66 feet) and 70 females (82 feet) who underwent distal or pr...

Background: The choice of procedure for severe hallux valgus deformity is still a matter of debate. Objective: This study presents the outcome of a distal osteotomy combined with a transarticular release in severe hallux valgus Methods: We reviewed the clinical and radiological results of 38 feet in 33 patients treated with a modified Mitchell osteotomy and a transarticular release for severe h...

PURPOSE To review the outcome of arthrodesis of the hallux metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint in 23 patients. METHODS Records of 9 men and 14 women aged 27 to 88 (mean, 57) years who underwent arthrodesis of the hallux MTP joint using an intramedullary device and an intra-osseous device were reviewed. Indications for surgery were severe hallux valgus (n=15), hallux rigidus (n=6) and rheumatoid a...

We introduce a new set of modifications and present the results from 48 patients (a total of 60 feet operated), who underwent this modified Wilson's osteotomy for the correction of Hallux Valgus. Patients were of an average age of 52 years old (from 21 to 75 years of age) and were followed up for a mean of 12 months post-operatively. Patient evaluation was made with the symptom scoring system a...