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As a surgical treatment of metatarsus primus varus in the adult, metatarsal osteotomy toward valgus near the base with internal fixation using a 40-mm AO small-fragment cancellous screw, in which a medical cortical console has a stabilizing function for the support of the screw head, has proved successful in 31 cases.
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Dedicated to Prof. Dr. W. Thiel, chief anatomist, Institute of Anatomy, University of Graz, on the occasion of his 70th birthday
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Zöch, K. The surgical treatment of metatarsus primus varus in the adult. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 108, 346–348 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00932443
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00932443