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  • Title: Scarf osteotomy for correction of hallux valgus. Surgical technique and results as compared to distal chevron osteotomy.
    Author: Dereymaeker G.
    Journal: Foot Ankle Clin; 2000 Sep; 5(3):513-24. PubMed ID: 11232395.
    Abstract:
    With the Scarf osteotomy, a good correction of moderate hallux valgus can be obtained, comparable to the distal or proximal Chevron or crecentic osteotomy. Correction of the IMA averages between 5 degrees to 6 degrees. When used in combination with an adductor release and proximal phalangeal osteotomy, the indication can be extended to severe hallux valgus deformities as long as there is no arthrosis at the MTP joint. The Scarf osteotomy, however, is certainly a more extensive surgical procedure, with a longer learning curve than a distal Chevron osteotomy. With more than 1000 Scarf procedures performed, the author has not encountered one delayed union, even in osteoporotic bone, or an avascular necrosis. In two cases a stress fracture was encountered in the first 3 months after surgery, but these healed uneventfully with partial weight bearing for 5 weeks.
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