Proximal and distal Aiken procedures

The Aiken osteotomy is the procedure of choice in the surgical treatment of the transverse plane structural deformity of hallux abductus caused by a high distal articular set angle and/or obliquity or asymmetry of the distal phalanx. The ease of performance and the reliability of both the proximal and distal types of Aiken osteotomy have resulted in functional and cosmetic success in the treatment of hallux abductus in the past 50 years.