Mitchell Bunion Procedure Wheeless

Description: Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
this a distal "Step Cut" metatarsal osteotomy that displaces metatarsal head laterally in order to correct hallux valgus deformity and metatasus adductus;
- Mitchell procedure (Mitchell Osteotomy) is carried out more proximally than Chevron Osteotomy, & can correct more severe deformities than Chevron;
- this procedure is applicable to moderate to severe deformities of intermetatarsal angle and hallux valgus;