The aim of this study was to report a single surgeon series of
consecutive patients with moderate hallux valgus managed with a
percutaneous extra-articular reverse-L chevron (PERC) osteotomy. A total of 38 patients underwent 45 procedures. There were 35
women and three men. The mean age of the patients was 48 years (17
to 69). An additional percutaneous Akin osteotomy was performed
in 37 feet and percutaneous lateral capsular release was performed
in 22 feet. Clinical and radiological assessments included the type
of forefoot, range of movement, the American Orthopedic Foot and
Ankle (AOFAS) score, a subjective rating and radiological parameters. The mean follow-up was 59.1 months (45.9 to 75.2). No patients
were lost to follow-up.Aims
Patients and Methods
To delineate which of four common and easily constructed Ilizarov frame configurations is best at resisting shear displacement. Four Ilizarov frames were constructed on Sawbones™ Tibiae taking into account soft tissue and neuro-vascular limitations in frame design. The designs consisted of a standard all wire frame, an opposing olive wire standard frame, a perpendicular trans-fracture opposing olive wire frame and a perpendicular half pin frame. These were tested over three cycles in compression on a load-testing machine with movement in the plane of the fracture measured using a clip gauge. Each frame was tested to the maximum displacement of the clip gauge or a total single cycle compressive load of 700N, whichever limit occurred first.Aim
Methods
