Distal metatarsal osteotomy for hallux valgus in the middle-aged patient
Das De, S.; Hamblen, D.L.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 218: 239-246
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-921X PMID: 3568486 Document Number: 294552
Thirty-eight distal metatarsal osteotomies for hallux valgus in middle-aged patients between the ages of 50 and 67 years were performed over a period of five years. None of the patients could be rated with an excellent result. Good results were noted in only 52.6%. Poor results were attributable to imperfect surgical technique, severity of preoperative deformity, osteoporosis, and preexisting osteoarthritic changes at the first metatarsophalangeal joint.