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Bunion Surgery (for severe bunions). Rhode Island Foot Care, Inc. What is a Bunion?. 20 o. 1 o. Scarf. Keller. Ludloff. Reverdin-Laird. Reverdin. Youngswick. Vogler. Opening Base Wedge. Cheilectomy. Saggital plane Z. Austin. Akin. Mau. Decompressional. Mcbride. Kalish. Arcuate.
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Bunion Surgery(for severe bunions) Rhode Island Foot Care, Inc.
What is a Bunion? 20o 1o
Scarf Keller Ludloff Reverdin-Laird Reverdin Youngswick Vogler Opening Base Wedge Cheilectomy Saggital plane Z Austin Akin Mau Decompressional Mcbride Kalish Arcuate Lapidus Reverdin-Green Implant Reverdin-Todd Closing Base Wedge
Bunion Surgery (mild bunion) Requirements: • IM angle less than 14o • Minimal arthritis • Reasonable bone quality With 50% translation, Maximum correction is 60 for males, 50for females
Severe Bunions… • IM over 14o • Hypermobility 25o
Closing Base Wedge • Bunion bump is removed • A wedge is removed from the metatarsal. • The osteotomy is closed and held together with screws
Opening Base Wedge • Requires bone graft • Only to be used with short 1st metatarsal