Open AccessA biomechanical model of percutaneous distal metatarsal osteotomy: load transmission influencing successful follow‐up
Author(s) -
Stagni R,
Vannini F,
Giannini S
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-1-s1-o41
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , orthopedic surgery , first metatarsal , osteotomy , rehabilitation , orthodontics , biomechanics , metatarsal bones , surgery , physical therapy , anatomy
Symptomatic hallux valgus is a common clinical problem. Current trends for treatment are toward percutaneous or mini-invasive procedures, among these a mini-invasive distal metatarsal osteotomy (SERI) demonstrated to be effective in correcting the deformity with minimal surgical trauma and satisfactory results [1]. Conflicting with previous clinical studies, a recent paper [2] reported discouraging short-term radiographic results by using a theoretically similar osteotomy and fixation device. The hypothesis of the present study is that conflicting clinical outcomes are associated to different loading conditions imposed by the surgical procedure to the metatarsal. Thus, a biomechanical model of metatarsal osteotomy was designed, in order to investigate relevant biomechanical variables.