Hallux varus

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: The aim of this study was to analyze the results of surgical treatment of hallux valgus using scarf osteotomy in children and adolescents. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Twelve children and adolescents (19 feet) operated on with scarf osteotomy were reviewed retrospectively with a mean follow-up of 15 months. Clinical and radiographic results were assessed. RESULTS: We obtained 10 good results (asymptomatic cases), 9 poor with residual symptoms such as pain or cosmetic problems...

Congenital dyserythropoietic anemias (CDAs) are a group of hereditary refractory anemias characterized by ineffective erythropoiesis, typical morphological abnormalities of erythroblasts, a low or no reticulocyte response, hyperbilirubinemia, and splenomegaly. A massive hydropic newborn born with a very severe anemia (Hb 4.8 g/dL), diffuse edema, hepatosplenomegaly, ascites, pulmonary edema and respiratory distress, and shortness and hallux varus deformity of the great toe of the right foot was diagnosed to have congenital dyserythropoietic anemia on the basis of the hematological (macrocytosis, anisopoikilocytosis, fragmented red cells and erythroblastosis in the peripheral blood, and erythroid hyperplasia with erythroblastosis and erythroblasts with double nuclei and thin chromatin bridges connecting these nuclei in the bone marrow) and serological (negative acidified serum lysis test and no agglutination with anti-i antibodies) findings...

The long Z-osteotomy (scarf) has proven to be an effective procedure for correction of the metatarsus primus varus component of the hallux abducto valgus deformity. An historical review and technical considerations of the procedure are described. Although technically demanding, it offers the advantages of superior strength with internal fixation, early range of motion, and early weightbearing. An uncommon but challenging intraoperative complication of the procedure is troughing (channeling). The author describes a technique that involves transfer of the adductor hallucis tendon through the horizontal aspect of the osteotomy when troughing is encountered...

The distal chevron osteotomy is a well-established technique for correction of symptomatic mild to moderate metatarsus primus varus with hallux valgus deformity. Fixation of the osteotomy ranges from none to bone pegs, Kirschner wires, screws, or absorbable pins. We evaluated one surgeon's (J.K.D.) results of distal chevron osteotomy fixation with a single, nonpredrilled, 1.3-mm poly-p-dioxanone pin and analyzed any differences in patients with unilateral or bilateral symptomatic metatarsus primus varus with hallux valgus deformities...

The senior author's (R.C.) first 25 patients (37 feet) treated with a combination proximal crescentic osteotomy and distal soft-tissue reconstruction made up the patient cohort. All 25 patients were reviewed at a minimum of one year post-op (short-term follow-up) and 20/25 (31/37 feet) were reviewed again at a mean 12.2 years (range 11.4 to 13.0 yrs) post-op (long-term follow-up). This allowed for a comparison of short- and long-term results and led to a long-term follow-up rate of 84% (31/37 feet, mean 12...

We report a 16-year-old boy with multiple craniofacial and skeletal dysmorphic features including brachycephaly, acrocephaly, hypertelorism, wide palpebral fissures, broad nose, anteverted nares, broad columella, long and smooth philtrum, thin upper lip, macrostomia, carp-like mouth, micrognathia, low-set and posteriorly angulated ears with small and abnormal pinnae, a low posterior hairline, a short neck, hypoplastic and widely-spaced nipples, multiple severe pterygia, an umbilical hernia, metatarsus varus, low implantation of the halluces, and delayed motor and language development...

First metatarsophalangeal (MTP) fusion has been recommended as a means to salvage various great toe deformities. These deformities include failed hallux valgus procedures, failed silicon implants, previous infection, rheumatoid arthritis, post-traumatic conditions, hallux rigidus, severe hallux valgus deformities, and neuromuscular disorders. A variety of complications, such as hallux varus, first MTP joint instability, infection, recurrent hallux valgus, and avascular necrosis of the first metatarsal head can develop from hallux valgus deformity treatment procedures...

Subcapital osteotomy of the first metatarsal is used as the treatment of choice for the correction of hallux valgus. The advantages are a short operation time, no soft tissue procedures, secure union, avoidance of metatarsal head (MTH) necrosis and a varus malalignment. An alternative temporary fixation of hallux valgus also having an arthrosis is performed with a specially developed angle plate (Synthes-Stratec, Austria) with the skin incision lengthened to 1-cm. Adequate displacement of the MTH over the sesamoid bones provides a permanent satisfying result even without an operation on the abductor or the adductor...

Hypermobility of the first ray is one of the causative components in common foot problems (such as hallux valgus) with a large intermetatarsal angle and metatarsus primus varus. Although not always associated with hallux valgus, hypermobility is a predisposing factor for this deformity, especially in conjunction with extrinsic factors, such as disruption of the plantar first metatarsal cuneiform ligament and tendon-muscle imbalance. Hypermobility is also frequently found in adolescents with hallux valgus, especially when associated with a large intermetatarsal angle...

Osteotomies as a treatment for hallux valgus require careful preoperative planning and meticulous attention to surgical technique. The procedure selected should be tailored to fit the deformity. For a patient with mild hallux valgus, the chevron osteotomy is the most intrinsically stable of the distal osteotomies and has the least potential for complications. Interest in the Ludloff osteotomy has had a resurgence because of its improved stability compared with more traditional osteotomies for correction of metatarsus primus varus...

Between 1991 and 1995, 96 patients (114 feet) were treated with a proximal crescentic metatarsal osteotomy and distal soft-tissue procedure for moderate to severe hallux valgus deformity [intermetatarsal (IM) angle > 15 degrees, or hallux valgus (HV) angle > 30 degrees]. At an average follow-up of 26 months, 8 men and 62 women (86 feet) with a mean age of 53.2 years were retrospectively reviewed. The HV angle averaged 41.1 degrees preoperatively and 14.6 degrees postoperatively. The respective values for the IM angle were 17...

To detect precise anatomical configuration of the first ray in feet with hallux valgus, a two-dimensional coordinate system was devised for evaluation of a weight-bearing dorsoplantar radiograph. The radiographs, taken from 229 feet of 114 patients with symptomatic hallux valgus and 94 normal feet, were investigated. A comparative study showed the first metatarsal head of a foot with hallux valgus was located on the medial side of that of the normal foot and the base of the proximal phalanx of the hallux valgus foot was located on the same point of that of the normal foot...

The long-term retrospective results (followup range, 10-22 years) of an uncontrolled series of basal metatarsal closing wedge osteotomies and Keller's excision arthroplasties performed in patients 14 to 40 years of age are analyzed. In the osteotomy group, 34 patients (50 feet) were available for clinical review and 26 patients (37 feet) were available for radiologic review. In the Keller group, 24 patients (37 feet) were reviewed clinically and 23 patients (34 feet) were reviewed radiologically. Patients were assessed using the Hallux Metatarsophalangeal Interphalangeal Scale of the American Foot and Ankle Society, an additional clinical score, weightbearing radiographs, the patient's record, and clinical investigation...

We made a prospective study of 208 patients with tibial fractures treated by reamed intramedullary nailing. Of these, 11 (5.3%) developed dysfunction of the peroneal nerve with no evidence of a compartment syndrome. The patients with this complication were significantly younger (mean age 25.6 years) and most had closed fractures of the forced-varus type with relatively minor soft-tissue damage. The fibula was intact in three, fractured in the distal or middle third in seven, with only one fracture in the proximal third...

Post-burn hallux varus is an extremely rare condition. A 22-year-old male, with a history of campfire burns in childhood, presented with secondary hallux varus of the left great toe. Surgical correction included medial soft tissue release, metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis, two-pin fixation of bones, metatarsophalangeal joint capsulorrhaphy, and coverage of the skin defect with a "Z" plasty of the skin and split thickness skin grafting. Follow up 20 months later showed satisfactory results.

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: Iatrogenic hallux varus deformity after bunion surgery is a post-operative condition in which the great toe is oriented in medial deviation in relation to the first metatarsal head. This overcorrection can be a disabling complication with poor cosmetic appearance. A review of the surgical literature showed a reported hallux varus incidence range of 2 p. 100 to 13 p. 100. Various surgical interventions to treat hallux varus are described in the literature and we present here our experience in operative management of acquired hallux varus based on the results of surgical repair with the Johnson (extensor hallucis longus tendon) EHLT transfer procedure and the Hawkins (abductor hallucis tendon) procedure in 12 patients...

Hallux varus is usually iatrogenic in nature; however, congenital and acquired etiologies have been described in the literature. The authors present a case of traumatic hallux varus secondary to rupture of the adductor tendon. Surgical correction was performed using a soft tissue anchor for maintenance of the soft tissues utilized for repair.

Variation in functional stability of the first metatarsocuneiform joint was analyzed between transverse plane deviated (adducted) and corrected first metatarsal positions in a closed kinetic chain model. Six fresh frozen cadaver specimens with intact ankles and feet were fitted with a custom fabricated titanium metatarsal jig, which allowed for manipulation of the first metatarsal in the transverse plane. Specimens were mounted into a custom-made acrylic load frame and axially loaded to 400 N. Radiowave three-dimensional tracking transducers were attached to the following osseous segments: first metatarsal head and base, medial cuneiform, and second metatarsal...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: The aim of this study is to discuss special features of hallux valgus in children and assess place of a surgical procedure in some patients. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A retrospective study of 40 children (46 feet) operated for hallux valgus was conducted. An etiology was identified in 10 per cent of cases and 90 per cent were considered as idiopathic. From a clinical and radiological analysis of 46 feet, we describe the anatomical particularities and the indications of the surgical treatment...

During a 12-year period in which 878 hallux valgus corrections were performed, 18 patients (21 feet) with symptomatic hallux valgus deformity and an increased distal metatarsal articular angle (DMAA) underwent periarticular osteotomies (double or triple first ray osteotomies). They were studied retrospectively at an average follow-up of 33 months. The surgical technique comprised a closing wedge distal first metatarsal osteotomy combined with either a proximal first metatarsal osteotomy or an opening wedge cuneiform osteotomy (double osteotomy)...