Lesser Ray Deformities
Lesser Ray Deformities PART 1 Deformities of the Intermediate Digits and the Metatarsophalangeal Joint Dalton E. McGlamry Louis A. Jimenez Donald R. Green Lesser ray deformities should be classified as…
Hallux Limitus and Hallux Rigidus
Hallux Limitus and Hallux Rigidus Thomas J. Chang Craig A. Camasta Hallux limitus and hallux rigidus are diagnostic terms that describe a painful, acquired, arthritic condition of the first metatarsophalangeal…
Metatarsus Adductus and Allied Disorders
Metatarsus Adductus and Allied Disorders Patrick S. Agnew NOMENCLATURE The term metatarsus adductus was described by Ganley and Ganley as being the least cumbersome and most accurate description of the…
Dislocations
Dislocations Thomas F. Smith Robert G. Aguilar Sonya Kurichh Dislocations represent injuries to the structures that bind joints together. The soft tissue structures around joints provide strength for stability yet…
Osteotomies of the First Metatarsal Shaft in Hallux Abducto Valgus
Osteotomies of the First Metatarsal Shaft in Hallux Abducto Valgus PART 1 Offset-V Osteotomy Gary R. Bauer Harold W. Vogler Shaft osteotomies may be employed in the repair of hallux…
Congenital Deformities
Congenital Deformities Carl R. Wagreich The purpose of this chapter is to present certain congenital deformities of the foot. Areas of discussion include epidemiology, genetic factors, pertinent classification systems, and…
Callus Distraction Principles and Indications
Callus Distraction Principles and Indications Dennis E. Martin The technique of callus distraction has been employed since the early 1900s, but it has only been recently that the methodology has…
Proximal Procedures of the First Ray
Proximal Procedures of the First Ray PART 1 Osteotomies of the First Metatarsal Base Robb A. Mothershed Metatarsus primus adductus, or an increase of the first intermetatarsal angle, has long…
Surgical Procedures of the Hallux
Surgical Procedures of the Hallux Albert E. Burns HALLUX OSTEOTOMIES Osteotomy of the hallux for the correction of hallux abducto valgus was first proposed by Akin in 1925 (1). The…
