Valgus subtrochanteric osteotomy is the standard surgical treatment for coxa vara. Nevertheless, there is no consensus on the method of fixation and osteotomy technique. There are some reports on employing rigid internal fixation methods that preclude the need of postoperative immobilization. This is a technical description of a valgus osteotomy performed using external fixation with preoperati...

BACKGROUND It is recognized that different types of hallux valgus exist. Classification occurs with radiographic and clinical parameters. Severity of different parameters is used in algorithms to choose between different surgical procedures. Because there is no consensus about each parameter nor their cut-off point we conducted this study to analyze the influence of these variables on the posto...

CONTEXT Multiple factors have been suggested to increase the risk of faulty dynamic alignments that predict noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury. Few researchers have examined this relationship using an integrated, multifactorial approach. OBJECTIVE To describe the relationship among static lower extremity alignment (LEA), hip muscle activation, and hip and knee motion during a single...

PURPOSE To evaluate the influence of postoperative tibiofemoral alignment on the clinical results and failure in patients who underwent unicompartmental knee athroplasty (UKA). MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed 246 cases of medial UKA which were followed up for at least 5 years after the operation. The clinical results were compared between 5 groups classified according to the tibiofemoral an...

BACKGROUND Hallux valgus (HV) is a complex deformity of the forefoot altering the kinematics of walking. Many different treatment alternatives exist for the correction of hallux valgus, but to date, none has been shown to be more effective than any other. The rate of complications following hallux valgus surgery is variable and has been reported as ranging from 1 to 55 % in the scientific liter...

Objective. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical and radiological results of Mau osteotomy and Scarf osteotomy with a modified McBride procedure to patients with moderate to severe hallux valgus deformity. Methods. The study included 40 feet which patients were separated into 2 groups followed up for 5 months. Scarf osteotomy was applied to 20 patients including 16 females and 4 mal...

Background: many surgical procedures were described for correction of hallux valgus and the type of operation is based upon; foot length, width and redressibility of the transverse arch, hallux valgus evaluation of possibility of its passive redression and radiographic examination of foot. Aim of the work: To evaluate the results of hallux valgus surgery combining the distal soft tissue reconst...