Early complications of the modified Lapidus procedure for hallux valgus treatment in adults

Highlights of the Fifteenth Annual Summer Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, July 9–11, 1999

“…In 32 feet (28 patients) with bunion deformity associated with hypermobile first ray in 30 feet (94%), the modified Lapidus procedure resulted in an improvement of the average hallux valgus angle (before surgery, 35°; after surgery, 16°) and intermetatarsal angle (before surgery, 15°; after surgery, 8°) at an average of 13 months after surgery. 46 The most frequent complaint was pain resulting from a dorsal bony prominence at the first metatarsocuneiform fusion in 5 cases (16%), and there were 3 nonunions (9%). 46…”

“…46 The most frequent complaint was pain resulting from a dorsal bony prominence at the first metatarsocuneiform fusion in 5 cases (16%), and there were 3 nonunions (9%). 46…”

Letter to the Editor

“…The reported nonunion rate for the Lapidus procedure varies from 3% to as high as 12%. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Can the authors really expect the reader to believe that the union rate was 100%?…”

Highlights of the Fifteenth Annual Summer Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, 9–11 July 1999

“…In 32 feet (28 patients) with bunion deformity associated with hypermobile first ray in 30 (94%) feet, the modified Lapidus procedure resulted in an improvement of the average hallux valgus angle (before surgery, 35°; after surgery, 16°) and intermetatarsal angle (before surgery, 15°; after surgery, 8°) at an average of 13 months after surgery [34]. The most frequent complaint was pain resulting from a dorsal bony prominence at the first metatarsocuneiform fusion in five (16%) cases, and there were three (9%) non‐unions [34].…”