Open AccessOsteodesis for Hallux Valgus Correction: Is it Effective?
Author(s) -
Daniel Yiang Wu,
Kwok Fai Lam
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999-014-3938-6
Subject(s) - medicine , valgus , valgus deformity , soft tissue , ankle , deformity , forefoot , surgery , orthopedic surgery , complication
Although the etiology of hallux valgus is contested, in some patients it may be failure of the stabilizing soft tissue structures around the first ray of the foot. Because there is lack of effective soft tissue techniques, osteotomies have become the mainstream surgical approach to compensate for the underlying soft tissue deficiency; osteodesis, a soft tissue nonosteotomy technique, may be a third alternative, but its efficacy is unknown.