Adnan A FARAJ*

The Orthopaedic Department, Scarborough Hospital, Scarborough, England

*Corresponding Author: Adnan A FARAJ, The Orthopaedic Department, Scarborough Hospital, Scarborough, England.

Received: May 08, 2023; Published: August 14, 2023

Abstract

Toe deformity can cause pressure, pain, ulceration and shoe wear problems. The surgical options available to correct deformity commonly, are proximal interphalangeal fusion, metatarsal osteotomy, and amputation as a salvage procedure. Phalangeal osteotomy is described for the valgus 2nd toe. We report 6 patients (9 toes) who underwent osteotomy and fixation of the proximal phalanx in eight cases, and the middle phalanx in one, after the correction of coronal, sagittal and multi- plane toe deformity. The outcome was satisfactory. This paper describes the technique and recommends the procedure which maintains the proximal interphalangeal joint movement.

Keywords: Osteotomy; Fixation; Toe; Proximal; Phalanx

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Citation

Citation: Adnan A FARAJ. “Phalangeal Toe Open Osteotomy and Fixation for Deformity Correction".Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 6.9 (2023): 18-20.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2023 Adnan A FARAJ. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.