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Hallux Valgus Lapidus Procedure
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Description: The Lapidus procedure is a corrective fusion of the 1st TMT joint with a distal soft-tissue correction. It is designed to stabilise a hypermobile first ray. It can also be useful when a severe deformity is associated with 1st TMT OA or an adult acquired flatfoot deformity.
Like a proximal osteotomy, it is at increased risk of dorsal malunion and there is also the risk of symptomatic non-union.
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Institution: ELFAH
Primary Subject/Category:
- - OCOSH Classification: Foot Deformities: Hallux Valgus
- - OCOSH Classification: Orthopaedic Procedures: Arthrodesis: Foot Fusion
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Added: Sun Nov 01 2009