The Evans Osteotomy without Fixation Does Not Increase the Nonunion Rate

Category: Hindfoot; Other Introduction/Purpose: The Evans osteotomy is a lateral column lengthening procedure of the calcaneus that is commonly used in the correction of flexible flatfoot deformities. Currently, there is no consensus on whether fixation is necessary when performing this osteotomy. T...

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Main Authors: Solangel Rodriguez Materon MD, Brian P. Gallagher MD, Megan Miles MD, Smitha E. Mathew MBBS, Nacime Salomao Barbachan Mansur MD, PhD, Amos Dai MD, Eslam Alkaramany MD, Gregory P. Guyton MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2024-12-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011424S00531