title: Results of lapidus arthrodesis and locked plating with early weight bearing.
abstract: In the endeavor toward Lapidus fusion, the authors have studied a new application of locked plating for the first tarsometatarsal joint. The goal was to assess the time to fusion, time to ambulation, rate of delayed union/nonunion, rate of revision, and need for hardware removal following the use of locked-plate technology in the fusion of the first tarsometatarsal joint. The findings denoted an average of 6.95 weeks to radiographic fusion, an average of 2 weeks to ambulation, a 9.52% rate of asymptomatic mal-union, a 0% rate of delayed union or nonunion, and a 0% rate of revision. The rate of need for hardware removal was 4.76%.
authors.affiliation: Foot & Ankle Orthopedics, Woodbury, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Matthew D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Sorensen
authors.forename: Christopher F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Hyer
authors.forename: Gregory C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Berlet
mesh_terms: D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000379:methods* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D006215:Hallux Valgus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies