Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1944;26:531-534.
© 1944 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
SURGICAL TREATMENT OF HALLUX VALGUS IN TROOPS IN TRAINING AT FORT JACKSON DURING THE YEAR OF 1942
Mather Cleveland 1,
Leon J. Willien 1, and
Patrick C. Doran 1
1 Medical Corps, Army of the United States
The operative treatment for bunions among soldiers in training restores too few to full duty to justify its recommendation. The exception to this is among Army nurses, where a high percentage of success may be expected. Fifty per cent. of the soldiers who had a single bunion operated upon have returned to full duty, but only 13.3 per cent. of those with bilateral bunions operated upon have returned to full duty.