An elderly woman was observed after hip surgery to start a rehabilitation program; physical examination revealed a lush hallux valgus, however no complaints were reported. Hallux valgus is a frequent forefoot deformity; global prevalence is 35% in those over 65 years-old.1 Women are more affected; deformity is normally attributed to ill-fitting shoes.1 Imbalance of the extrinsic/intrinsic foot ...

Amai?½: Nisan 2010 ve Eylul 2019 tarihleri arasinda ayni cerrah tarafindan,ayni yontem ile Minimal Invaziv Unikompartmantal Diz Artroplastisi(MIUCA) uygulanmis 93 hastanin 104 dizi calismaya alindi. Bu calismada amacimiz: MIUCA’da uygulamaya bagli teknik hatalarin, Oxford gurubunun radyolojik degerlendirme kriterleri kullanilarak, sik yapilan implant uygulama kusurlarinin ortaya konmasidir. Has...

L’ostéotomie du calcanéus (OTCal) est une procédure extra-articulaire utilisée dans le traitement chirurgical conservateur des déformations de l’arrière-pied. Elle comporte un effet statique, architectural et dynamique en réorientant point d’action tubérositaire digastrique formé par triceps sural l’aponévrose plantaire. Les OTCal varient selon leur localisation, forme déplacement. Elles peuven...

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...

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...

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...

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...