Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 16-19 , January 2010

Scarf-Akin Osteotomy Correction for Hallux Valgus: Short-term Results from a District General Hospital

  • Hui-Ling Kerr, MRCS

      Affiliations

    • Senior House Officer, Orthopaedics, King's Mill Hospital, Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Hui-Ling Kerr, MRCS, SHO Orthopaedics King's Mill Hospital, Nottinghamshire, 66 Rowley Drive, Nottingham, NG5 1GD, UK.
    • ,
  • Rosalyn Jackson, BA, DipN

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Nurse Specialist, King's Mill Hospital, Nottinghamshire, UK
    • ,
  • Paresh Kothari, FRCSOrth

      Affiliations

    • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, King's Mill Hospital, Nottinghamshire, UK

References 

  1. Weil LS. Scarf osteotomy for correction of hallux valgus. Foot Ankle Clin. 2000;5:559–580
  2. Dereymaeker G. Surgical technique and results as compared to distal chevron osteotomy. Foot Ankle Clin. 2000;5:513–524
  3. Wagner A, Fuhrmann R, Abramowski I. Early results of scarf osteotomies using differentiated therapy of hallux valgus. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2000;6:105–112
  4. Blair S, Ong M, Gregori A. The scarf osteotomy for hallux valgus: a clinical and radiological review. Foot. 2001;11:140–143
  5. Crevoisier X, Mouhsine E, Ortolano V, Udin B, Dutoit M. The scarf osteotomy for the treatment of hallux valgus deformity: a review of 84 cases. Foot Ankle Int. 2001;22:970–976
  6. Perugia D, Basile A, Gensini A, Stopponi M, Minniti De Simeonibus AU. The scarf osteotomy for severe hallux valgus. J Int Orthopaedics. 2002;30:103–106
  7. Kristen KH, Berger C, Stelzig S, Thalhammer E, Posch M, Engel A. The scarf osteotomy for the correction of hallux valgus deformities. Foot Ankle Int. 2002;23:221–229
  8. Jones S, Al Hussainy HA, Ali F, Betts RP, Flowers MJ. Scarf osteotomy for hallux valgus a prospective clinical and pedobarographic study. J Bone Joint Surg [Br]. 2004;86-B:830–836
  9. Coetzee JC. Scarf osteotomy for hallux valgus repair: the dark side. Foot Ankle Int. 2003;24:29–33
  10. Smith A, Alwan T, Davies M. Perioperative complications of the scarf osteotomy. Foot Ankle Int. 2003;24:222–227
  11. Mann RA, Coughlin MJ. Adult hallux valgus. In Surgery of the Foot and Ankle, vol 1, ed 7, p 150-269, edited by RA Mann, MJ Coughlin, Mosby, St Louis, 1999.
  12. Kitaoka HB, Alexander IJ, Adelaar RS, Nunley JA, Myerson MS, Sanders M. Clinical rating systems for the ankle-hindfoot, midfoot, hallux and lesser toes. Foot Ankle Int. 1994;15:349–353
  13. Barouk LS. Scarf and proximal phalanx osteotomies for bunionectomy. Available at: http://dr.barouk.free.fr. Accessed Apr 26, 2007.
  14. Akin OF. The treatment of hallux valgus—a new operative procedure and its results. Med Sentinel. 1925;33:678
  15. Bonk JH. Phalangeal osteotomy for hallux valgus. In Hallux Valgus and Forefoot Surgery, pp 137-146, edited by V Hetherington, Churchill Livingstone, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1994.
  16. Barouk LS. Local anatomy, surgical technique and combination with other forefoot procedures. Foot Ankle Clin. 2000;5:525–558
  17. Valtin B. Quelle osteotomie pour quell hallux valgus? Table ronde sur les osteotomies de premier metatarsien dans le traitement chirugical de l'hallux valgus. Med Chir Pied. 1994;10:121–128
  18. Borelli A, Weil LS. Modified scarf bunionectomy: our experience in more than 1000 cases. J Foot Surg. 1991;30:609–613
  19. Freslon M, Gayet LE, Bouche G, Hamcha H, Nebout J, Pries P. Scarf osteotomy for the treatment of hallux valgus: a review of 123 cases with 4.8 years follow up. Rev Chir Orthop Preparatrice Appar Mot. 2005;91:257–266
  20. Available at: http://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/aboutus/aboutus.aspx. Accessed May 3, 2008.

 Financial Disclosure: None reported.

 Conflict of Interest: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(09)00308-1

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2009.07.024

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 16-19 , January 2010

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution