Cuneiform wedge osteotomy: a new approach to the correction of a rigid plantargrade medial column.
An alternate method for the surgical correction of a rigid plantarflexed medial column is presented. Utilization of a transcuneiform osteotomy is employed as opposed to the commonly used dorsiflexory wedge osteotomy of the metatarsals. The authors feel that the described procedure facilitates a more consistent and stable correction of the deformity by the utilization of a single wedge osteotomy as opposed to the multiple metatarsal wedge osteotomies that are most commonly used.
D000328:Adult; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008684:Metatarsus / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy; D011182:Postoperative Care