Modified Austin bunionectomy with single screw fixation: a comparison study.
The authors present a new modification of the Austin bunionectomy with single 2.7-mm. cortical screw fixation, and a comparison study with the standard osteotomy fixation using a single Kirschner wire. The results include subjective postoperative evaluation as well as objective radiographic analysis. Suggestions are made that this type of procedure is indeed a viable alternative in a large patient population suffering from hallux abducto valgus deformities.
Clancy
J T
JT
Maryland Podiatric Residency Program, Baltimore.
Berlin
S J
SJ
Giordano
M L
ML
Sherman
S A
SA
D001863:Bone Screws; D006215:Hallux Valgus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies