Abstract
Background
The aim of the study was to prove whether the intraoperatively taken fluoroscopy pictures compared to the X rays taken 8 weeks and 3 months postoperatively picture the achieved correction reliably.
Method
In a prospective study, the pre- and postoperative standing foot X rays as well as the intraoperatively taken fluoroscopy pictures of 31 patients were analysed. The intermetatarsal angle (IMA) and the hallux valgus angle (HVA) were measured. In all cases, a tarso-metatarsal joint I arthrodesis combined with a distal soft tissue release was performed. The mean age was 54 (17–73) years.
Results
There was no significant difference between the measured angles in intraoperative fluoroscopy and standing X rays postoperatively taken.
Conclusions
Despite the consideration that fluoroscopic pictures lack the loading criteria, we found reliable results in IMA and HVA.
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Gutteck, N., Wohlrab, D., Radetzki, F. et al. Is it feasible to rely on intraoperative X ray in correcting hallux valgus?. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 133, 753–755 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-013-1720-y
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