Progressive Akin Osteotomy.
Enrique Martinez GimenezCarmen Verdu RomanJavier Sanz-ReigManuel Morales SantíasDavid Bustamante Suarez de PugaJesus Mas MartinezPublished in: Clinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders (2019)
The most common complication associated to Akin osteotomy is the intraoperative fracture of the lateral cortex of the proximal phalanx. We present a progressive Akin osteotomy that preserves the lateral cortex of the proximal phalanx and allows to remove the exact wedge size to achieve the preoperative planned correction.