Abstract
1. An oblique displacement osteotomy of the distal third of the first metatarsal is described for the correction of adolescent hallux valgus.
2. No fixation of the fragments is necessary, stability depending upon displacement in the over-corrected position for two weeks.
3. A follow-up of twenty-five operations has shown only one failure, from recurrence of the deformity. There have been no complications.
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