Osteotomy of the neck of the first metatarsal bone has been practised for many years in the treatment of hallux valgus. Although various techniques have been described (Hohmann 1948 ; Mitchell, Fleming, Allen, Glenney and Sanford 1958), we are aware of only one detailed report of results (Mitchell et a!. 1958). This paper presents the results of osteotomy in eighty-two feet, and attempts to def...

INTRODUCTION Among the patients requiring total knee arthroplasty (TKA), approximately 10-15% presents with a valgus deformity (VD). Severely deformed valgus knees represent a surgical challenge. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the results of TKA in grade II and III valgus knee deformities (Ranawat classification), focusing on axis correction, by using a lateral parapatellar capsulotom...

OBJECTIVE Treatment of mild and moderate hallux valgus deformities. DISCUSSION Minimally invasive technique enables surgeons to treat mild and moderate hallux valgus deformities with excellent and good results in the majority of patients. Nonunion of first metatarsal, moreover, has only rarely been reported. SUMMARY We describe the essential steps of a surgical technique for the treatment o...

BACKGROUND Multiple reports are found in the literature about the surgical treatment of hallux valgus deformities. Few, however, are prospective outcome studies. The purpose of this study was to prospectively look at the functional outcome of patients with moderate and severe hallux valgus deformities (intermetatarsal angle of more than 14 degrees and a hallux valgus angle of more than 30 degre...

Bone, joint, and soft‐tissue deformities of the lower limb have been shown to influence the integrity of ipsilateral joints.[1‐3] For example, increased varus/valgus deformity of an arthritic ankle has been associated with increased arthritis in the ipsilateral knee.[1] One study showed that in patients with varus knee and valgus hindfoot deformities, correction of knee alignment with total kne...

A study of radiographs from 50 males and 50 females was undertaken to determine whether a relationship existed between the proximal articular set angle and the hallux abductus angle. Gender differences in the relationship were also investigated. The normal range for the proximal articular set angle was -2.6 degrees to 8.6 degrees, with a mean of 5 degrees. There was no significant difference in...

Congenital dislocation of the radial head is rare, although it is the most common congenital anomaly of the elbow. A concomitant progressive cubitus valgus of the elbow has not previously been described in literature. We describe a case of an 8-year-old girl with an unilateral congenital radial head dislocation with a progressive cubitus valgus of 35°, caused by a prematurely closing physis of ...