Medial capsulo-ligamentous complex plasty of the second metatarsophalangeal joint in the treatment of static foot deformities

Introduction Improving the approaches to treating patients with hammer toe deformity is a relevant task. The problems of its management are a lack of uniform approaches to treatment, a significant number of complications and low patient satisfaction with the results of treatment. A frequent complication of its surgical treatment is a residual abduction deformity of the second toe. However, the available literature does not adequately cover the treatment of this pathology, and the methods of surgical correction have serious shortcomings. In this regard, the aim of the study was to evaluate the efficiency of the original method for correcting the abduction deformity of the second toe. The proposed approach is based on strengthening the medial capsulo-ligamentous structures of the metatarsophalangeal joint with the tendon of the brevis extensor digitorum muscle. Material and methods Treatment of 26 (100 %) patients operated for abduction deformity of the second toe at the Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics in 2016 and 2017 was analyzed...