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Results of Lapidus Arthrodesis and Locked Plating With Early Weight Bearing

Matthew D. Sorensen, DPM

Foot & Ankle Orthopedics, Woodbury, Minnesota

Christopher F. Hyer, DPM, FACFAS

Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Center, Westerville, Ohio, ofacresearch{at}orthofootankle.com

Gregory C. Berlet, MD

Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Center-Orthopedics, Columbus, Ohio

In the endeavor toward Lapidus fusion, the authors have studied a new application of locked plating for the first tarsometatarsal joint. The goal was to assess the time to fusion, time to ambulation, rate of delayed union/nonunion, rate of revision, and need for hardware removal following the use of locked-plate technology in the fusion of the first tarsometatarsal joint. The findings denoted an average of 6.95 weeks to radiographic fusion, an average of 2 weeks to ambulation, a 9.52% rate of asymptomatic mal-union, a 0% rate of delayed union or nonunion, and a 0% rate of revision. The rate of need for hardware removal was 4.76%.

Key Words: bunion surgery • Lapidus • hallux valgus • tarsometatarsal joint fusion • arthrodesis

This version was published on October 1, 2009

Foot & Ankle Specialist, Vol. 2, No. 5, 227-233 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1938640009348389
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