Taylor Clare F, Butler Michael, Parsons Stephen W
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Cornwall Hospital, 5 Penventinnie Lane, Truro, Cornwall TR1 3LJ, UK.
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Cornwall Hospital, 5 Penventinnie Lane, Truro, Cornwall TR1 3LJ, UK.
Foot Ankle Clin. 2014 Sep;19(3):425-36. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2014.06.014. Epub 2014 Jul 5.
Disorders of the hallux sesamoids can be a source of considerable pain and disability. Inappropriate or inept removal can lead to further disability and pain. Surgical intervention should only follow careful accurate assessment, appropriate investigation, and failure of conservative treatments.