Arthroscopic treatment of focal osteochondral lesions of the first metatarsophalangeal joint

Abstract Background Although arthroscopic surgical treatment of the first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint involves painful sesamoid excision, synovectomy, debridement, and partial cheilectomy, no gold standard treatment technique has been defined in the literature for hallux rigidus and focal osteoc...

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Main Authors: Ersin Kuyucu, Harun Mutlu, Serhat Mutlu, Baris Gülenç, Mehmet Erdil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-017-0569-0