RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Nichols, Emma Hitt
T1 Less Pain with MICA Osteotomy in Hallux Valgus
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2014
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 34
SP 14
OP 15
DO 10.1177/155989771434012
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/34/14.abstract
AB Minimally invasive chevron/akin (MICA) osteotomies resulted in less pain, shorter operation time, shorter scar length, and greater patient satisfaction rates compared with scarf/akin osteotomies for the treatment of hallux valgus. This article presents data from a prospective study comparing scarf/akin osteotomies with MICA osteotomies for the treatment of hallux valgus.