title: Mid-term results of Futura hemi-great toe implants.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study reviews our mid-term results and patient satisfaction using the Futura hemi-great toe implant.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors were able to contact 11 of 15 patients. They were seen for chart review and mid-term evaluation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients but one were improved and satisfied at mid-term followup (average, 8 years). The one unsatisfied patient had Grade IV arthritis at the time of surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Futura hemi-great toe implants lead to an 83% good to excellent mid-term results and over 92% patient satisfaction with no measureable subsidence of the implant over an 8-year average followup. Patients with Grade IV Hallux Rigidus should not be considered for Hemi-Great Toe implants and are probably best served with arthrodesis or interpositional arthroplasty at this time.
authors.affiliation: Aurora Advanced Healthcare, S.C., Falls Division, N84W16889 Menomonee Avenue, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051, USA. kkonke@ah.com
authors.forename: Kurt Frederick
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Konkel
authors.forename: Andrea Gayle
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Menger
authors.forename: Sharon Ann
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Retzlaff