title: Self-tapping screw fixation of the Austin osteotomy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Podiatric Surgery, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Germantown, Tennessee.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Ognibene
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Erali
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Hendrix
mesh_terms: D001863:Bone Screws; D004867:Equipment Design; D006215:Hallux Valgus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*