Blog's main page This is a patient who is approximately eight months postoperative from an Austin/chevron bunionectomy and correction of plantar plate pathology with medial drift of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th toes at the MTPJs. Typically, this would have involved large incisions, long recuperation and scarring with possible K-wires coming out of the toes. With [...]
Blog's main page This lady presented with marked shooting pain in the right dorsal medial 1st MTPJ. She has endured this pain for approximately 12 months, with little relief from anti-inflammatory medication (both orally and topically), orthotics, deflective pads and corticosteroid injection. On examination, the pain was reproducible specifically over the dorsal medial bony prominence of [...]
Blog's main page This patient, who was referred to me for an opinion, had a markedly painful corn on the medial 5th toe that was becoming more symptomatic. On the pre-operative X-ray, it can be seen that she has a congenital ankylosed DIPJ of the 5th toe. This tends to make the toe less flexible and [...]
