Open AccessTreatment of patients with hammer-like deformity of the first toe
Author(s) -
Х. З. Гафаров
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj84501
Subject(s) - phalanx , interphalangeal joint , proximal phalanx , deformity , hammer , medicine , anatomy , geology , tendon , orthodontics , surgery , engineering , structural engineering
Our proposed method for the rapid elimination of hammer-like deformity of the first toe is illustrated by the figure. The tendon of the long flexor of the first toe 1 is exposed in the projection of the main phalanx 2 from the skin incision 5 along the plantar surface, then it is cut off at the site of attachment and passed through the bony canal 4 drilled closer to the base, a tendon loop 3 is formed on the main phalanx 2 .. the interphalangeal joint is arthrodesised 6 and fix the needle 8, passed through the end phalanx 7.