BACKGROUND: @entity4553 with an increased intermetatarsal angle is usually treated with a proximal metatarsal osteotomy. The proximal chevron osteotomy is commonly used but is technically difficult. This study compares the proximal opening wedge osteotomy of the first metatarsal with the proximal chevron osteotomy for the treatment of @entity4553 with an increased intermetatarsal angle. METHODS: This prospective, randomized multicenter (three-center) study was based on the clinical outcome scores of the Short Form-36, the American Orthopaedic Foot _ Ankle Society forefoot questionnaire, and the visual analog scale for @entity158 , activity, and @entity1 satisfaction. Subjects were assessed prior to surgery and at three, six, and twelve months postoperatively. Surgeon preference was evaluated based on questionnaires and the operative times required for each procedure. RESULTS: No significant differences were found for any of the @entity1 ' clinical outcome measurements between the two procedures. The proximal opening wedge osteotomy was found to lengthen, and the proximal chevron osteotomy was found to shorten, the first metatarsal. The intermetatarsal angles improved (decreased) significantly, from 14.8      3.2   to 9.1      2.9 (mean and standard deviation) after a proximal opening wedge osteotomy and from 14.6      3.9   to 11.3      4.0   after a proximal chevron osteotomy (p < 0.05 for both). Operative time required for performing a proximal opening wedge osteotomy is similar to that required for performing a proximal chevron osteotomy (mean and standard deviation, 67.1    16.5 minutes compared with 69.9    18.6 minutes; p = 0.510). CONCLUSIONS: Opening wedge and proximal chevron osteotomies have comparable radiographic outcomes and comparable clinical outcomes for @entity158 , satisfaction, and function. The proximal opening wedge osteotomy lengthens, and the proximal @entity3207 , the first metatarsal. The proximal opening wedge osteotomy was subjectively less technically demanding and was preferred by the orthopaedic surgeons in this study. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic Level I. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Proximal opening wedge osteotomy with wedge-plate fixation compared with proximal chevron osteotomy for the treatment of XXXX : a prospective, randomized study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity4553 :: ('MESH:D006215', 'Disease') :: ['hallux valgus', 'Hallux valgus'] @entity3207 :: ('MESH:C535850', 'Disease') :: ['chevron osteotomy shortens'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain']
@entity4553 :: (MESH:D006215,Disease) :: ['hallux valgus']
