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Bunion or Hallux valgus

Hallux valgus (bunion) | How does a bunion occur? (explain my condition to me?) | Where, why and when might I expect to get bunion pain? | Why do bunions occur? | Do bunions get worse? | What treatments are available for bunions? | If I have a bunion is the best treatment surgery? | Bunion surgery - when and what? | Bunion surgery | Bunion surgery at the clinic | Additional procedures may be necessary | Can the big toe joint(mtp) always be left mobile? | If I leave my bunion for now and it gets much worse will you still be able to do something? | My bunion is not so painful now but I don't want to end with feet like my grandma's | Minimising symptoms after bunion surgery | Bunion operations - the scarf osteotomy | The scarf osteotomy-animation | Operative stills- the scarf osteotomy | Operative stills-the Arthrex Basal plate | Pre and post operative images of bunion surgery | After the bunion operation | Complications of bunion surgery

Operative stills - The Arthrex Basal plate


The medial incision-The Dorsomedial nerve dissected free and avoided.	The base of the metatarsal exposed through the medial incision.	Osteotome introduced into the basal osteotomy.

A second osteotome introduced to "open up" the osteotomy.	The Arthrex Basal plate inserted into the osteotomy. Note the medial opening.	Fixation of the basal plate. Note the "box" section of the plate maintaining the opening wedge osteotomy.

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