FIELD: medicine, traumatology, orthopedics. SUBSTANCE: one should dissect excessive osseous-cartilaginous spreadings in area of 1st metatarsal bone caput, dissect part of great toe- adducting muscular tendon fixed to the basis of its proximal phalanx, wedge-shaped valgus osteotomy of proximal metaphysis of 1st metatarsal bone, additionally fix its osteotomized fragments with two Kirschner's needles drawn together with wire suture, and perform myotransposition of great toe-adducting muscular tendon part to the basis of 1st metatarsal bone caput that increases stability of fixation, shortens rehabilitation period and excludes relapses. EFFECT: higher efficiency of treatment. 1 dwg
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2003-05-20—Published
2001-05-30—Filed