FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves excising the first metatarsal bone head osteophyte and wedge-like valgus-producing osteotomy of the first metatarsal bone base, carrying out the first metatarsophalangeal articulation capsulotomy, performing transection of the first toe abductor muscle portions attached to the proximal first toe phalanx base. EFFECT: prevented recurrences in the cases of fan-like divergent metatarsal bones. 2 dwg
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2001-03-20—Published
1999-02-17—Filed