title: The tailor's bunionette deformity: a field guide to surgical correction.
abstract: The author presents a detailed review of the Tailor's bunionette deformity of the fifth metatarsal with special emphasis on radiographic analysis and surgical correction. The surgical techniques discussed include (1) partial metatarsal head ostectomy; (2) metatarsal head resection; (3) minimal incision osteotomy; (4) osteotomies about the metatarsal head-neck, shaft, and base; and (5) ancillary soft tissue procedures. Techniques employed to prevent and correct potential complications are discussed in detail for each osteotomy.
authors.affiliation: Weil Foot and Ankle Institute, 1455 East Golf Road, Suite 131, Des Plaines, IL 60016, USA. troukis@footankledeformity.com
authors.forename: Thomas S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Roukis
mesh_terms: D005530:Foot Deformities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*