Self-tapping screw fixation of the Austin osteotomy.
The authors present an alternative method of fixation for the Austin bunionectomy using the Richards self-tapping screw. A description of the screw and method of application is included. In more than 250 osteotomies fixated by this technique, no complications inherent to the self-tapping screw have been encountered.
Klein
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MS
Department of Podiatric Surgery, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Germantown, Tennessee.
Ognibene
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FA
Erali
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RP
Hendrix
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D001863:Bone Screws; D004867:Equipment Design; D006215:Hallux Valgus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*