title: [The Kramer osteotomy in the treatment of hallux valgus].
abstract: In 1973. J. Kramer published his own technique for the cure of hallux valgus (Orthopädische Praxis Heft 8/1982, 636-645). He corrects bad position of the first bone of the metatarsus with all the consequences which lie in the basis of the deformation. By osteotomy of the first bone of the metatarsus and re-instates functional equipise of the first foot instep in all the components. Having the experience of 550 operated patients he considered that this method has advantages over numerous described method, indicative range is practically wide, respecting the technique it is simply performed, post-operative cure does not require immobilisation, and in comparison with other methods, complications and bad results are practically unknown. On our ward, in the period between 1984 and 1988, we applied Kramer's osteotomy in 98 cases of hallux valgus. The results were satisfying, considerably better than after other methods of hallux valgus treatment.
authors.affiliation: Ortopedsko odjeljenje bolnice Crkvice, Kantonalna bolnica Zenica, Bosna i Hercegovina.
authors.forename: Sahib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muminagić
authors.forename: Sanja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Drljevic
authors.forename: Amela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Granić
authors.forename: Tarik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kapidzić
authors.forename: Mehmed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kovacević
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hodzić
mesh_terms: D006215:Hallux Valgus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*