title: Treatment of bunionette deformity with longitudinal diaphyseal osteotomy with distal soft tissue repair.
abstract: Twenty patients (30 feet) with symptomatic bunionettes refractory to conservative care underwent longitudinal diaphyseal osteotomy, lateral condylectomy, and distal metatarsophalangeal realignment. At an average of 31 months followup, 93% (28 feet) noted good or excellent results. This technique was found to be useful and predictable in correcting the bunionette deformity.
authors.affiliation: St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise, Idaho.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Coughlin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006215:Hallux Valgus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies