Cover Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
ISSN:
8750-7315
Online Publication Date:
Jun 2000

First metatarsophalangeal joint implant as a salvage procedure

LM Allman Sheehan Memorial Hospital, Buffalo, NY, USA.

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SE Keating Sheehan Memorial Hospital, Buffalo, NY, USA.

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7547/87507315-90-6-303
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First metatarsophalangeal joint implants are used to correct deformity, to restore or improve motion, and to relieve pain. The authors report on a patient with pain in the first metatarsophalangeal joint that was not relieved by multiple first metatarsophalangeal joint surgical procedures. A two-component first metatarsophalangeal joint titanium implant was successfully used as a salvage procedure to relieve pain and restore foot function following a failed first metatarsophalangeal joint fusion.

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