title: Keller arthroplasty with autogenous bone graft in the treatment of hallux limitus.
abstract: This manuscript presents an alternative surgical procedure in the treatment of hallux limitus. A description of a modified Keller arthroplasty in which the removed base of the proximal phalanx is remodeled and replaced in the first metatarsophalangeal joint is presented. An in-depth review of the procedure has been performed in 220 cases over the last 4 years at the Podiatry Hospital of Pittsburgh, and a study of 25 patients with over 15 months of follow-up is included. Early range of motion, preservation of articular surfaces, no implanted materials, and the option of multiple revisional procedures are the advantages of this procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Podiatric Surgery, Podiatry Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hensley
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kruljac
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006214:Hallux / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint / Q000601:surgery*