METHOD FOR OPERATIVE TREATMENT OF VALGUS DEVIATION OF THE GREAT TOE OF DEGREE II-IV AND HAMMER-LIKE DEFORMATION OF THE SECOND TOE Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: medicine, orthopedics.

SUBSTANCE: the method deals with an access to the caput and bottom of the 1^st metatarsal bone, removal of osseous-cartilaginous growth in area of metatarso-phalangeal joint, cut a fragment out of articular capsule with its bottom being on proximal phalanx, suturing a cut fragment at tension towards soft tissues in area of distal metaepiphysis of the 1^st metatarsal bone to withdraw the great toe out of defective position, resection of the bottom of proximal phalanx in a hammer-like toe, osteotomy of the bottom of the 1^st metatarsal bone, forming wedge-like autotransplants out of resected bottom of proximal phalanx of the second toe followed by their introduction into area of osteotomy of the bottom of the 1^st metatarsal bone to prevent the relapse of deformation.

EFFECT: higher efficiency of therapy.

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