Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes of First Tarsometatarsal Joint Arthrodesis With a Biplanar Locking Plate System Versus the Modified Lapidus Technique With Crossed-Screw Fixation: A Retrospective Multicenter Comparison.

ABSTRACT: Background: Hallux valgus (HV) is recognized as a triplanar deformity. A biplanar locking plate (BLP) system corrects this deformity through first tarsometatarsal joint (TMTJ) arthrodesis, with specialized reduction tools and cutting guides. Yet the optimal surgical technique and fixation construct for first TMTJ arthrodesis remains controversial. Purpose: We sought to compare the BLP system with a modified Lapidus (ML) technique with crossed-screw fixation in terms of radiographic outcomes, complications, and reoperations. Methods: In this retrospective multicenter study, we identified a series of consecutive patients who underwent first TMTJ arthrodesis for HV with either the ML procedure at institution A or the BLP system at institution B. Patients 18 years of age w

SUBMITTER: Fletcher AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11572449 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature