title: A modified arthroplasty procedure for rigid hammertoe.
abstract: In light of the need to conform to accepted techniques of surgical hemostasis and minimal trauma, a modified arthroplasty is proposed for the correction of rigid hammer toe. Bone wax is suggested as one possible means of attaining cancellous bone hemostasis, which is theorized to be a contributing factor in immediate and prolonged postoperative edema.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery*; D004487:Edema / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014033:Toe Joint / Q000601:surgery*