title: First metatarsophalangeal joint implant as a salvage procedure.
abstract: First metatarsophalangeal joint implants are used to correct deformity, to restore or improve motion, and to relieve pain. The authors report on a patient with pain in the first metatarsophalangeal joint that was not relieved by multiple first metatarsophalangeal joint surgical procedures. A two-component first metatarsophalangeal joint titanium implant was successfully used as a salvage procedure to relieve pain and restore foot function following a failed first metatarsophalangeal joint fusion.
authors.affiliation: Sheehan Memorial Hospital, Buffalo, NY, USA.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Allman
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Keating
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D020857:Hallux Limitus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D017211:Treatment Failure