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An End Result Study

HENRY H. JORDAN, M.D.; ALEXANDER E. BRODSKY, M.D.

AMA Arch Surg. 1951;62(4):586-596.

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THIS REPORT is based on the results of 161 Keller operations for hallux valgus and hallux rigidus on 100 patients¹ during a 12 year period (1935 to 1947). Resection of two thirds of the proximal phalanx of the great toe combined with "exostosectomy" of the head of the first metatarsal is our method of choice for treating the majority of patients with hallux valgus and hallux rigidus.

In addition, we wish to emphasize the need for attention to the disabilities and deformities of the foot invariably associated with hallux valgus if the patient is to obtain maximum benefit from any type of surgical treatment.

Although Keller² reported his method of resection of the proximal part of the proximal phalanx and removal of the medial aspect of the metatarsal head in 1904 and 1912,³ the operation did not become popular until the past decade, in spite of Spiers's . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
NEW YORK; HOUSTON, TEXAS

Footnotes
Drs. Galland, Wiesenthal and Gaynor gave permission for inclusion of their patients in this follow-up study.

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