Fibular sesamoidectomy: an illustrated surgical technique.
The fibular sesamoidectomy, used frequently in a modified McBride bunionectomy for hallux valgus surgical correction, is a difficult procedure to perform. The authors hope that the descriptive drawings and the technique as described in this article will help to simplify the procedure.
D005360:Fibula; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery*; D006215:Hallux Valgus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D012716:Sesamoid Bones / Q000601:surgery*