Surgical treatment of hallux rigidus. Review of foreign publications

Abstract

The article presents an overview of foreign publications on surgical treatment of hallux rigidus with comparison among different available surgical approaches, good evidence to support most effective modalities and perspective surgical treatment options for the condition.

Keywords

• hallux rigidus
• first metatarsophalangeal joint arthritis
• cheilectomy
• arthrodesis
• arthroplasty
• osteotomy