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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1940;22:555-558.
© 1940 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

ARTHRODESIS OF THE FIRST METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT

FREDERICK R. THOMPSON M.D., SC.D. (MED.)1 and ROBERT T. McELVENNY M.D.2

1 NEW YORK, N. Y.
2 OAK PARK, ILLINOIS

1. The propulsive action of the great toe is not essential for normal gait.

2. From a study of fourteen cases in which the first metatarsophalangeal joint was fused, the optimum position for arthrodesis of the great toe has been determined as not less than 15 degrees from the plane of the ground with the shoes on.


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