Pontious J, Lane G D, Moritz J C, Martin W
Department of Surgery, Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 1998 Jul;88(7):323-31. doi: 10.7547/87507315-88-7-323.
The authors studied 40 V-osteotomies of the lesser metatarsal performed for chronic intractable plantar keratosis. They discuss the effectiveness of the V-osteotomy for this deformity as well as other findings such as whether or not fixation of the osteotomy yields a better result (i.e., a lower incidence of complications). The results show that the V-osteotomy had limited effectiveness for this condition and resulted in a high complication rate.
