Foot and Ankle
DEFINITION Turf toe injuries involve the capsular-ligamentous-sesamoid complex of the hallux metatarsophalang…
DEFINITION Hallux rigidus refers to degenerative arthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint that …
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT The primary indication for a chevron osteotomy is symptomatic hallux valgus deformity wit…
DEFINITION Hallux rigidus is a degenerative condition of the first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint. This lead…
DEFINITION Spring ligament failure consists of lengthening or disruption of the spring ligament complex resul…
DEFINITION Hallux sesamoid bone fracture is a break through the sesamoid bone or cartilage. Medial sesamoid b…
DEFINITION Hallux rigidus is arthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint. The amount of arthritis …
DEFINITION Multiple potentially disabling disorders affect the hallux interphalangeal joint (IPJ). Symptomati…
DEFINITION Paul W. Lapidus originally described a procedure for the correction of hallux valgus in 1934. This…
BACKGROUND The proximal opening wedge osteotomy is one of the more than 150 procedures described for the trea…
DEFINITION Hallux rigidus refers to limited dorsiflexion of the first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint as a re…
DEFINITION Subluxation or dislocation of the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joints results in a disruption of the …
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