Analysis of Serial Radiographs of the Foot to Determine Normative Values for the Growth of the First Metatarsal to Guide Hemiepiphysiodesis for Immature Hallux Valgus
Greene JD, Nicholson AD, Sanders JO, Cooperman DR, Liu RW. Analysis of Serial Radiographs of the Foot to Determine Normative Values for the Growth of the First Metatarsal to Guide Hemiepiphysiodesis for Immature Hallux Valgus. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2017, 37: 338-343. PMID: 26509315, DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000000650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHallux valgus deformityYears of ageTiming of interventionFirst metatarsalValgus deformityOlder groupAnteroposterior foot radiographsClinical correlation studiesFirst metatarsal lengthLateral hemiepiphysiodesisImmature patientsSurgical correctionSerial imagingGradual correctionFoot radiographsHallux valgusIntermetatarsal angleSerial radiographsClosed physisMetatarsal growthPatientsHemiepiphysiodesisEntire footLogarithmic regression curveYounger group