where the base of the great toe meets the foot. The implant restores mobility to the bones of this joint, allowing them to glide smoothly against each other. This procedure is commonly used to treat hallux rigidus, also c...
This procedure treats severe arthritis of the joint at the base of the big toe. This is the first metatarsophalangeal joint, commonly called the first "MTP" joint. Arthritis in this joint can cause pain and swelling. It can...
Watanabe [1] was the first to describe an arthroscopic procedure of the big toe in 1986. In 1999, Frey et al. [6] reported that arthroscopic surgery of the MTP-I was still a developing procedure with a gray area for application. We published our first 27 MTP-I joint arthroscopic ...
“hallux”) has two phalanx bones distal and proximal with a joint in between called the interphalangeal joint. The big toe articulates with the head of the first metatarsal at the first metatarsophalangeal joint (the “MTP” joint) and there are two tiny, round bones called sesamoids on...
Watanabe [1] was the first to describe an arthroscopic procedure of the big toe in 1986. In 1999, Frey et al. [6] reported that arthroscopic surgery of the MTP-I was still a developing procedure with a gray area for application. We published our first 27 MTP-I joint arthroscopic ...