Musculoskeletal Key

Plantar Foot Surgery J. Michael Miller Suhail B. Masadeh The indication for plantar foot surgery began primarily out of necessity as opposed to an elective approach to address particular foot…

Medial Column Fusion Thomas J. Chang Medial column stabilization often is best achieved with medial column arthrodesis. The three medial column joints are the first metatarsal-cuneiform joint (MCJ), the navicular-cuneiform…

First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Arthrodesis Thomas F. Smith Allison J.A. Menke The first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) arthrodesis is a time-honored and effective surgical procedure that addresses not only angular deformities of…

Joint Salvage and Preservation Surgical Techniques for Hallux Limitus Annalisa Y. Co Thomas J. Chang Craig A. Camasta Although conservative treatment may be helpful in the early stages of hallux…

The Distal Tarsal Tunnel: First Branch of the Lateral Plantar Nerve Release Robert M. Goecker In most patients, plantar heel pain has been attributed to plantar fasciitis or heel spur…

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)…