Percutaneous Haglund Resection Ettore Vulcano ♦ INTRODUCTION In 1928, the Swedish orthopedic surgeon, Patrick Haglund,1 described a condition involving a painful osseous prominence of the posterolateral corner of the calcaneus,…
Tarsometatarsal Fusion Patrick J. Maloney Adam Lukasiewicz ♦ INTRODUCTION Arthrodesis is the standard surgical intervention for end-stage arthritis of the tarsometatarsal (TMT) joints. When nonoperative treatment options fail to provide…
Percutaneous Dwyer and Lateral Displacement Calcaneal Osteotomy Jonathan R. M. Kaplan ♦ INTRODUCTION The calcaneal osteotomy has a long-standing history of use in various disorders of the foot and ankle….
Charcot Foot Roslyn J. Miller ♦ INTRODUCTION Collaborative efforts by multidisciplinary diabetic foot teams have significantly reduced morbidity and mortality from the risks associated with diabetic foot disease.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13 High-pressure areas…
Medializing Osteotomy Hazibullah Waizy Assil-Ramin Alimy ♦ INTRODUCTION Medializing calcaneal osteotomy is an effective and frequently used technique for the restoration of hindfoot alignment and biomechanics. Calcaneal osteotomies provide correction…
Bunionette Paulo Carvalho ♦ INTRODUCTION Bunionette or tailor’s bunion is a forefoot deformity characterized by a bony prominence in the lateral aspect of the fifth metatarsal (M5) head, accompanied, in…
Percutaneous Distal Metatarsal Osteotomy for Morton Neuroma Alirio J. deMeireles Ettore Vulcano ♦ INTRODUCTION Morton neuroma is a compression neuropathy of an interdigital nerve, entrapped by the deep transverse intermetatarsal…
Distal Minimally Invasive Metatarsal Osteotomy Olivier Laffenêtre ♦ INTRODUCTION Lesser ray osteotomies are an effective treatment for metatarsalgia when conservative management fails. They potentially allow three-dimensional displacement of the distal…
Minimally Invasive First Metatarsophalangeal Fusion Christopher P. Miller Philip B. Kaiser ♦ INTRODUCTION Hallux rigidus is a common condition encountered by foot and ankle surgeons. It was originally described in…
Percutaneous Scarf Eduard Rabat Josep Torrent ♦ INTRODUCTION The open scarf osteotomy is an effective and reproducible technique that allows for the correction of the hallux valgus angle (HVA), intermetatarsal…
