Unit of Foot and Ankle
Specialists in the study, diagnosis, and application of surgical techniques for foot surgery.
JOINT-PRESERVING SURGERY
Joint-preserving surgery encompasses all surgical techniques that do not replace or fuse the joint to address the patient’s condition. The most common joint-preserving surgery is realignment osteotomy of the foot and ankle.
At icatpie, one of our goals is to preserve the joint whenever the patient’s condition allows us to do so.
In the image, we see a surgical photograph of a first metatarsal osteotomy performed to correct hallux valgus (bunion).
The osteotomy involves cutting the bone for subsequent displacement to correct the deviation.
What does realignment osteotomy of the foot and ankle consist of?
An osteotomy consists of modifying the anatomical shape of the bone. With this procedure, we can change the bone’s angulation to adjust its axis and avoid overloading, or we can increase or decrease the bone’s length.
We commonly use this technique for various conditions, such as flatfoot, high-arched foot, and forefoot conditions like hallux valgus (bunions) and metatarsalgia.
Patient with hallux valgus (bunion). Through a metatarsal and phalangeal osteotomy, the deviation was corrected.
In the metatarsal, the placement of a screw was necessary, whereas in the phalanx, it was not required.
When is it indicated?
