[Results of hallux valgus operations in young adults (author's transl)]

Compared were the results of three different hallux valgus operations (operations according to: Hohmann, Du Vries and Brandes) of young patients. As expected, the 2/3-resection according to Brandes showed unsatisfactory results, cosmetically and functionally. For this reason, this method should only be used with hallux valgus with a metatarso-phalangial joint with athrotic changes and with the polyarthritis foot. On the other hand, there can be obtained in most cases quite good results or at least satisfactory ones by the subcapital osteotomy according to Hohmann and Du Vries. The risk of a posterior metatarso-phalangial joint arthrosis seems us to be higher with the method according to Du Vries as according to Hohmann.