title: Chevron osteotomy with lateral release and adductor tenotomy for hallux valgus.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Distal chevron osteotomy is a procedure widely performed for the surgical treatment of painful hallux valgus. The risks and benefits of a lateral capsular release and adductor tenotomy combined with chevron osteotomy are still debated. The aim of our study was to report the clinical and radiographic outcomes of this combined procedure in mild and moderate incongruent bunion deformities, with a hallux valgus angle (HVA) up to 40 degrees and an intermetatarsal angle (IMA) up to 20 degrees.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-two patients (52 feet) who consecutively underwent chevron osteotomy combined with lateral release and adductor tenotomy were reviewed 24-36 months after surgery. The mean age of the patients was 53.5 (range, 43 to 64) years. All the deformities were mild to moderate, with a mean preoperative value of 28 degrees in the HVA (range, 16 degrees to 40 degrees) and of 13 degrees in the IMA (range, 9 degrees to 20 degrees).
  
  
  RESULTS
  At followup, the AOFAS hallux score improved from an average of 46 to an average of 88. The HVA and IMA had an average postoperative decrease respectively of 12 degrees and 6 degrees; lateral sesamoid displacement decreased by a mean of 15%. In no case did we observe infection or nonunion of the osteotomy. In one case, painless avascular necrosis of the first metatarsal head developed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our short-term results show that distal chevron osteotomy combined with lateral release and adductor tenotomy is a feasible surgical option to address mild to moderate hallux valgus deformity, even with an IM angle between 15 and 20 degrees. Clinical and radiographic outcomes are generally good and patient satisfaction is generally high.
authors.affiliation: vitopotenza2@virgilio.it
authors.forename: Vito
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Potenza
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caterini
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Farsetti
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Forconi
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Savarese
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nicoletti
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ippolito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006215:Hallux Valgus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017746:Joint Capsule / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D016896:Treatment Outcome