Brook Joel W, Drake Mark J
Surgeon, Dallas Podiatry Works, Dallas, TX.
Surgeon, Dallas Podiatry Works, Dallas, TX.
J Foot Ankle Surg. 2015 Nov-Dec;54(6):1116-8. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2014.12.016. Epub 2015 May 13.
Derotation arthroplasty is the time-tested procedure for the repair of a symptomatic adductovarus deformity of the fifth toe. However, the procedure can result in an unstable floppy toe. A technique is described to stabilize this arthroplasty using an absorbable poly-L-lactic acid pin.