CONE ARTHRODESIS OF THE FIRST METATARSO-PHALANGEAL JOINT

1967; British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery; Volume: 49-B; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1302/0301-620x.49b1.98

ISSN

2044-5377

Autores

J. N. Wilson,

Tópico(s)

Peripheral Nerve Disorders

Resumo

1. A simple cone arthrodesis of the metatarso-phalangeal joint of the big toe based on the Rose and Mann operations is described. 2. New instruments have been devised to simplify the procedure. 3. Thirty-one operations have been performed on twenty-three patients. Bony fusion has occurred in all but one case. There have been no complications.

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