A 16-year-old girl presented with left fourth metatarsal shortening causing significant psychological distress. She underwent lengthening scarf osteotomy held with an Omnitech(®) screw (Biotech International, France) with the addition of two 1 cm cancellous cubes (RTI Biologics, United States). A lengthening zplasty of the extensor tendons and skin were also performed. At 6 weeks the patient wa...

The aim of this study was to present the midterm results of modified scarf osteotomy in the treatment of tailor's bunion. From 2004 to 2011, 23 modified scarf osteotomies (with the fifth metatarsal shortening) were performed in group of 18 patients for the treatment of tailor's bunion. The mean follow-up period was 58.8 (range: 24-89) months. Patients were evaluated retrospectively--clinically ...

Correction osteotomies of the first metatarsal are common surgical approaches in treating hallux valgus deformities whereas the Scarf osteotomy has gained popularity. The purpose of this study was to analyze short- and mid-term results in hallux valgus patients who underwent a Scarf osteotomy. The subjective and radiological outcome of 131 Scarf osteotomies (106 hallux valgus patients, mean age...

Objective: Presentation of clinical and radiological outcome of a case series of scarf osteotomy. Patients and Methods: The study involved 20 patients with 24 feet affected with symptomatic moderate to severe hallux valgus. Clinical assessment was done using American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) score. Radiological assessment utilized measurement of hallux valgus angle (HVA), inter...

BACKGROUND Hallux valgus deformity is a common chronic problem with a reported prevalence of 28.4% and its chief complaint is pain. Thus far, different surgical procedures with their proposed indications have been introduced. This study compared three current procedures, namely the chevron and scarf osteotomies and the McBride procedure. METHODS This retrospective cohort was conducted at the ...

HYPOTHESIS/PURPOSE The Scarf osteotomy has gained popularity as treatment of choice in parts of Europe and is based on sound structural principles. The excellent results reported by others could not, however, be reproduced by the author and the results are presented. METHODS From January 1997 to June 1997 the Scarf osteotomy was selected in 20 consecutive patients (12 female and eight male pa...

Objective: Our objective was to compare foot width (bony and soft tissues) in radiological images pre- vs. post-corrective scarf osteotomy patients with hallux valgus. Methods: We retrospectively performed measurements of forefoot (both bony diameter total including on anterior posterior standard radiographs 30 patients, totaling 42 feet, postoperatively, at three months. These were by two eval...

Background/Aim. There are few research papers in Serbia reporting on the clinical results of scarf osteotomy and its long-term effects. The aim this retrospective study was to evaluate efficacy hallux valgus (HV) deformity correction, as well degree recurrence possible causes. Methods. included 48 patients (52 feet) who underwent osteotomy. Average follow-up time 103.9 months (63-156). In order...

We prospectively reviewed 24 patients (35 feet) who had been treated by a Scarf osteotomy and Akin closing-wedge osteotomy for hallux valgus between June 2000 and June 2002. There were three men and 21 women with a mean age of 46 years at the time of surgery. The mean follow-up time was 20 months. Our results showed that 50% of the patients were very satisfied, 42% were satisfied, and 8% were n...