Bunion Surgery (for the mild bunion) Rhode Island Foot Care, Inc.
Reverdin-Laird Reverdin Youngswick Vogler Austin Decompressional Scarf Keller Ludloff Reverdin-Laird Reverdin Youngswick Vogler Opening Base Wedge Cheilectomy Saggital plane Z Akin Austin Mau Decompressional Kalish Mcbride Arcuate Lapidus Reverdin-Green Implant Reverdin-Todd Closing Base Wedge
Bunion Surgery (mild bunion) Requirements: IM angle less than 14o Minimal arthritis Reasonable bone quality With 50% translation, Maximum correction is 60 for males, 50for females
Abnormal Allignment of Articurlar Surface / IM Angle Wedge shaped osteotomy removed to allign the cartilage on the metatarsal Shifting of bone to reduce IM angle
Post-op Course Rest, Ice and Elevation as often as possible Protective weight bearing for 6-8 weeks Use of bunion splint for first 6 weeks Custom Orthotics may also be necessary