Musculoskeletal Key

Plantar Heel Jeffrey S. Boberg Damien M. Dauphinée D. Scot Malay William Harris IV Calcaneodynia is a disorder that is usually amenable to conservative care measures, but in some patients…

Hallux Varus Molly A. Judge Over time, there has been far more literature produced in addressing hallux abductus and undercorrection of the hallux abducto valgus (HAV) deformity than that for…

Juvenile Hallux Abducto Valgus Deformity Donald R. Green Kieran T. Mahan Tracy L. Klimaz An accepted definition of the term juvenile hallux valgus does not exist. However, in 1976, Goldner…

Z-Scarf Osteotomy Charles J. Gudas HISTORICAL REVIEW A midshaft osteotomy for the correction of hallux valgus was originally described by Meyer (1) in 1926. The procedure performed was a noninterlocking…

Offset-V Osteotomy of the First Metatarsal Shaft in Hallux Abducto Valgus Gary R. Bauer Harold W. Vogler Shaft osteotomies may be employed in the repair of hallux abducto valgus (HAV)…

Lapidus Bunionectomy: First Metatarsal-Cuneiform Arthrodesis Lawrence A. DiDomenico Mari Wargo-Dorsey Metatarsus primus varus and hallux abducto valgus (HAV) have been used to correct HAV since originally described by Albrecht (1)…

Distal Metaphyseal Osteotomies in Hallux Abducto Valgus Surgery Thomas A. Brosky II Patrick B. Hall Distal metaphyseal osteotomies for the correction of hallux abducto valgus (HAV) deformity are among the…

Hallux Osteotomies Thomas F. Smith Jared L. Moon The goals of corrective surgical procedures involving the hallux include realigning linear or angular deformities of the proximal and distal phalanx, addressing…

Proximal Osteotomies of the First Metatarsal Robb A. Mothershed An increase of the first intermetatarsal angle, or metatarsus primus adductus, has long been recognized as a major contributing factor in…

Evaluation and Procedural Selection in Hallux Valgus Surgery Jeffrey S. Boberg The goals of hallux valgus surgery are to reestablish normal function and provide a cosmetically acceptable result. Function can…