“…Complete resolution of pain and full return to activity was noted for 9 (81.8%) of the 11 metatarsals in which autogenous knee implant was performed ( A total of 37 (14.4%) postoperative complications occurred: continued pain (12), joint stiffness (7), floating toe (1), transfer lesion (3), hardware irritation (2), broken hardware (1), stress fracture after removal of external fixation pins (1), superficial infection (1), sinus tract (1), transfer metatarsalgia (1), delayed union (1), and development of a Morton's neuroma (1). 36,42,45,55,59,64,65,[71][72][73] Of these complications, 24 resolved or did not cause pain: resolution of pain with conversion of previous Smillie's procedure with implant arthroplasty (1), no pain with joint stiffness (7), no pain with floating toe (5), no pain with transfer lesion (3), Morton's neuroma resolved with neurectomy (1), hardware irritation resolved with removal (1), no pain with broken hardware (1), complete union of delayed union (1), complete union of stress fractures from external fixation pin sites (1), no pain with transfer metatarsalgia (1), resolution of superficial infection (1), resolution of sinus tract with hardware removal (1). 36,42,45,55,59,64,65,[71][72][73] The most common unresolved complication postoperative was continued pain.…”