This study was designed to assess the utility of the scarf osteotomy in the management of symptomatic adolescent This is a consecutive case series of 30 patients (40 feet) with a mean follow up of 38.2 months (range 6–60 months). The mean age at the time of surgery was 14.2 years (range 10–17 years). American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society scores (AOFAS) were collected at final follow up, along with a rating of the overall satisfaction. Any complications were recorded. Pre and postsurgical radiographic angles were measured (HVA, IMA and DMAA) and analysed using the students ‘t’ test. A second surgeon additionally recorded the angles to measure the inter-rater reliability using the Pearson product moment correlation. The mean AOFAS score at final follow up was 91.2 (range 54–100). 87% of patients were either satisfied or very satisfied with their final outcome. 1 patient has been listed for revision surgery after symptomatic recurrence at 3 years follow up. Pre-op HVA, IMA and DMAA were 35.1, 16.1 and 16.3 respectively. Post-op values were 16.3, 8.8 and 9.0 (p < 0.001 for each). Pearson's r coefficient values demonstrated good inter-rater reliability of measurement.Methods
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