Butler's procedure for congenital varus 5th toe: evaluation with long-term follow-up

Butler's procedure has been advocated for the correction of congenital varus (over-riding) 5th toe deformity since 1968. We reviewed 48 procedures in 36 healthy children and young adolescents. The patients were followed for 1–16 years, and the results have been good to excellent in 93.75% of th...

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Published in:Foot (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2001-09, Vol.11 (3), p.132-135
Main Authors: AbuHassan, Freih Odeh, Shannak, Akram, McManus, Frank
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Butler's procedure has been advocated for the correction of congenital varus (over-riding) 5th toe deformity since 1968. We reviewed 48 procedures in 36 healthy children and young adolescents. The patients were followed for 1–16 years, and the results have been good to excellent in 93.75% of the patients. There was no statistically significant effect of the age ontheresults of this technique (P= 0.6550), thus it can be performed at any age group and remains the gold standard technique.
ISSN:0958-2592
1532-2963
DOI:10.1054/foot.2001.0697