Proximal Opening Wedge Osteotomy with Wedge-Plate Fixation Compared with Proximal Chevron Osteotomy for

the Treatment of Hallux Valgus

by Mark Glazebrook, Peter Copithorne, Gordon Boyd, Timothy Daniels, Karl-André Lalonde, Patricia Francis, and Michael Hickey

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 96(19):1585-1592

October 1, 2014

©2014 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) flow diagram.

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Standing anteroposterior radiographs showing examples of wedge-plate fixation in a proximal opening wedge osteotomy (Fig. 2-A) and mini-fragment screw fixation in a proximal chevron

osteotomy (Fig. 2-B).

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Preoperative and three, six, and twelve-month postoperative American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society joint-specific clinical outcome scores for patients managed with a proximal opening

wedge osteotomy or a proximal chevron osteotomy.

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Preoperative and three, six, and twelve-month postoperative Short Form-36 physical component clinical outcome scores for patients managed with a proximal opening wedge osteotomy or a

proximal chevron osteotomy.

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Preoperative and three, six, and twelve-month postoperative visual analog scale scores for pain for patients managed with a proximal opening wedge osteotomy or a proximal chevron

osteotomy.

Mark Glazebrook et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014;96:1585-1592

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Preoperative and three, six, and twelve-month postoperative visual analog scale scores for activity for patients managed with a proximal opening wedge osteotomy or a proximal chevron

osteotomy.

Mark Glazebrook et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014;96:1585-1592

©2014 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.