Metatarsal Head Osteotmies

Bone being broken in a "V" type cut
Drawing showing the bone being broken in a "V" type cut

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         Tools for performing surgery
Photographs of various instruments used to inorder to make
detailed cuts into the bone

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         toe with bunion Toe fixed with screws
  Preoperative x-ray of a patient
with a significant bunion deformity
Postoperative x-ray of this patient in
which 2 small screws were used to fixate the bone -- the screws remain in place unless they should ever back out and need to be removed which is rare.

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Preperation Xray showing deformity Preoperative template Postoperative x-ray of patient with 2 small screws
Preoperative x-ray Preoperative template constructed before surgery
to determine if the proposed procedure will be effective		 Post operative x-ray at
7 months of this patient-
an absorbable rod was
used to fixate the bone

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Bone being broken in a "V" type cut
Patient in a fracture walking boot that is worn for 2-3 weeks following any of the above procedures.