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An Anatomical Study of Nerves at Risk During Minimally Invasive Hallux Valgus Surgery
Published on: February 17, 2018
A comparison of three techniques for the osteosynthesis after minimal invasive osteotomies for hallux valgus
Abraham Guadalupe Espinosa-Uribe1, Fernando A Fernández-Garza2, David Muñoz-Leija3
1Human Anatomy Department, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Avenida Francisco I. Madero y Gonzalitos S/N Colonia Mitras Centro, Monterrey, Nuevo León, 64460, México.
Purpose:
Third and fourth-generation minimal invasive osteotomies (MIO) for the treatment of hallux valgus (HV) have become popular procedures worldwide with promising results due to the improvement in the fixation method. The tricortical cannulated screw placement remains a complex procedure that is technically challenging and requires a long skill learning curve with high radiation exposure mainly in the form of intensifier shots (IS) required for the MIO fixation. This study aims to compare the number of X-ray IS required using three different techniques for the cannulated guide placement.
Methods:
A retrospective cross-sectional observational and comparative study was conducted to assess the number of X-rays IS required for correct cannulated screw guide placement using three different techniques: traditional perforator, the drill and joystick, and K-wire first techniques.
Results:
A total of 53 MIS procedures from thirty-one patients in two different hospitals were included. IS X-rays were 155.1 ± 29.7 in the traditional technique (n = 14), 143.0 ± 43.2 in the drill and joystick technique (n = 22), and 85 ± 18.7 in the K-wires first technique (n = 17), p = < 0.001 using one-way ANOVA.
Conclusions:
The K-wire first technique statistically significantly decreases X-ray IS numbers p ≤ 0.001. There were no statistically significant differences between the traditional (after osteotomy K-wire placement) and the drill and joystick techniques (p = 0.36).
