Transcription of COTTONOSTEOTOMY:TechniqueandComplications
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INTRODUCTIONThe Cot ton oste otomyis a medialcune iform openi ngwed ge oste otomywith the wedg e base d dors al ly topl ant ar flex th e media l co lu mn (1). It has been trad iti onall yus ed in co nju nctio n with oth er pro cedu res to co rrect a pe spl anovalgus foot wi th forefoot va rus defo rm it y. The authormost comm only uses the proc edure as an adjunctto anEva ns ca lcan eal os teoto my and ga str ocn emiu s rec essi on forcorr ect ion of a flexib le pedi atric pes pl ano valg us de for Cot ton oste otomy has additi onall ybeen use dfor hall uxlimi tus , me ta ta rsus primusel eva tus, as an add itiona lproc edurein adult flatfootcorr ec tion, and for efoo tsupinatus.
INTRODUCTION TheCottonosteotomyisamedialcuneiformopening wedge osteotomy with the wedge based dorsally to plantarflexthemedialcolumn(1).Ithasbeentraditionally
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