INTRODUCTION Base wedge osteotomies are a wellestablished surgical indication for patients presenting with hallux valgus deformities. Proximal osteotomies are indicated for severe deformities in cases when the intermetatarsal angle is greater than 15 degrees (Landsman and Vogel, 1992). Numerous base wedge procedures have been identified to correct hallux valgus deformity, all requiring internal...

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...

AIM Outcome of primary total arthroplasty for osteoarthritis of the knee with valgus deformity. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 2005 and 2007, 28 primary total knee replacements were performed for osteoarthritis of the knee with valgus deformity. 21 cases were women and 7 men with a mean age of 66.6 years (extremes 54-81). The clinical and radiological evaluations were done considering the knee...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes between patients with a valgus or varus deformity undergoing minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty through the medial approach. METHODS The patients were classified into 2 groups according to the preoperative femorotibial angle measured on an anteroposterior long leg roentgenogram. The valgus group comprised of 26 k...

The treatment of congenital absence of the fibula is difficult, because of the complexity ofthe deformity. This syndrome in its classic form consists of: 1) complete or partial absence of the fibula ; 2) congenital shortening of the extremity ; 3) anterior bowing of the middle and lower parts of the tibia; 4) deformity of the foot (plano-valgus or equino-valgus position of the foot, with comple...

Descriptions in the literature of the treatment of congenital convex pes valgus have been mainly concerned with patients who have not shown any overt paralytic lesion (Lloyd-Roberts and Spence 1958, Herndon and Heyman 1963, Eyre-Brook 1967, Harrold 1967). Convex pes valgus, or vertical talus deformity of the foot, quite often occurs in association with malformation of the central nervous system...

Varus and valgus deformities of the foot in cerebral palsy (1982) Another in our series of commentaries on notable papers from the DMCN archives. Deformities of the foot and ankle are common among patients with cerebral palsy. Equinus due to contracture of the gastrocne-mius-soleus muscle is the most common: it has been estimated that some 20 to 25 per cent of all children with cerebral palsy w...

Hallux valgus deformity combined with dorsal dislocation of the second metatarsophalangeal joint is frequently observed in rheumatoid arthritis cases. However, hallux valgus deformity without lesser toe dislocation is also seen in rheumatoid cases. Dislocated second toe cause the loss of the lateral support on the hallux, suggesting the importance to confirm the state of lesser toe MTP joint wh...

Flexion contracture deformities, as well as severe varus and valgus deformities of the knee joint, accompany osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In particular, severe flexion contracture deformity of the knee joint is often found in patients with RA, which renders them nonambulatory. This report describes a 26-year-old female patient diagnosed with RA 10 years ago. She had chronic join...