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Arthrodesis in the treatment of hallux rigidus
1Department of Orthopaedics, Julius-Maximillian University Wuerzburg, Brettreichstrasse 11, 97074 Wuerzburg, Germany.
International Orthopaedics
|August 28, 2003
Abstract:
We reviewed 34 patients (38 joints) with hallux rigidus treated from 1989 to 1999 with arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. Average patient age at time of surgery was 52 (24-71) years, and the mean follow-up was 54 (18-116) months. There were six superficial infections, and all arthrodeses united. There was a good functional result with a significant pain reduction. The mean postoperative American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) score was 53 (5-84) points.