Research Article: Comparative effects of modified rotary scarf osteotomy and traditional scarf osteotomy in treating moderate to severe hallux valgus: a retrospective cohort study
Introduction:
Compared with surgical treatment, conservative treatment (foot orthoses and minimalist running interventions) can better restore the biomechanical gait function o in hallux valgus (HV) patients [1], but for cases with obvious symptoms or even transfer metatarsalgia, non-surgical or exercise intervention may not be appropriate [2,3,4,5]. Medium to serious hallux valgus abnormity is considered as hallux valgus angle (HVA) over 30 degrees or 1st-2nd-intermetatarsal angle (IMA) over 13 degrees [6]. Currently, there…
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