Author(s)

Sami Nogdallah¹, Mohamed Alhassan Osman², Montaser Fatooh¹, Alaa Mohamed Mohamed Khairy³, Hozifa Mohammed Ali Abd-Elmaged⁴, Osama Gamal Nubi⁵

¹Orthopedics Surgery Department, Alneelain University, Khartoum, Sudan.
²Bashaer Teaching Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan.
³Orthopaedic Registrar Sudan Medical Specialization Board, Khartoum, Sudan.
⁴Orthopedics Surgery Department, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum, Sudan.
⁵Bashaer University Hospital, MBBS Al Neelan University, Khartoum, Sudan.

Background: Hallux valgus deformity is one of the most common chronic and progressive foot deformities. Surgical correction of the deformity plays a central role in the treatment of symptomatic hallux valgus. However, more than one hundred different surgical techniques have been described. Objective: To assess the radiological outcome of hallux valgus surgical correction using a scarf and akin osteotomies. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional hospital-based study was conducted on 25 adult patients (36 feet). Twenty-two females and two males with hallux valgus were treated with surgical correction using a scarf and akin osteotomies. All candidates were kept on regular postoperative, scheduled clinical follow-up programs for one year and assessed radiologically. Results: Twenty-five patients (36 feet) were included in this study. The hallux valgus angle significantly shifted to the normal range (less than 15°) after surgery, and the inter-metatarsal angle also improved to the normal range (less than 9°). Conclusion: Using scarf and akin osteotomies in treating moderate and severe hallux valgus deformity provides the satisfactory radiological outcomes in form of decreasing hallux valgus angle and inter-metatarsal angle.

Hallux Valgus, Scarf Osteotomy, Akin Osteotomy, Valgus Angle, Intermetatarsal Angle

Nogdallah, S. , Osman, M. , Fatooh, M. , Khairy, A. , Abd-Elmaged, H. and Nubi, O. (2023) The Radiological Outcome of Surgical Correction of Hallux Valgus with Combined Scarf and Akin Osteotomies. Open Journal of Orthopedics, 13, 84-96. doi: 10.4236/ojo.2023.133010.