The crescentic inverted scarf osteotomy☆☆☆
Abstract
A hybrid procedure combining the inverted scarf and crescentic osteotomies is presented. This procedure may serve as a viable modification of the inverted scarf bunionectomy for those surgeons desiring true rotational correction of high intermetatarsal angles. (The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery 42(1):48–50, 2003)
Keywords: bunionectomy, scarf osteotomy, crescentic osteotomy, Z osteotomy
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