Biomechanical concepts of forefoot surgery.

There are many types of compensations that occur in the foot. The body is a unique organism that does what "it" does best, not what it "should" do. The compensatory motions that occur to balance the abnormal structural or positional problems that we see must be neutralized for surgery to be successful. The complete process includes evaluation and observation of what is mechanically happening, which leads to correcting the anatomic deformity that is present, and finally treating the biomechanical forces so surgical correction is long lasting and satisfying.