ABFAS Forefoot Questions with Correct Answers

Kalish Vs Austin - Correct Answer-Kalish 55o Austion 60 allows screws fixation Youngswick - Correct Answer-shorten and plantarflexes**for met elevatus Distal metaphyseal JUVENILE osteotomies - Correct Answer-Austin, offset v, reverdin, mitchell, wilson and peabody. Mitchell and wilson SE including shortening, transfer lesions, elevatus, metatarsalgia Reverdin --->do if theres a ton of lateral deviation of head cartilage=INCREASE PASA. fix with buried k wires, absorbable pins, monofil wire. You can also do the reverdin in combo with logriscino (prox osteotomy)=DOUBLE OSTEOTOMY Bunion procedures if IM is 15+ in juvenile - Correct Answer-Base procedure aka proximal metaphyseal osteotomy. -closed or open base wedge, cresentic procedure, lapidus =goal to make first and 2nd mt parallel without damaging the open physeal plate. Where do you fix PASA vs DASA - Correct Answer-Fix pasa with mt head osteotomy like REVERDIN=lat cortex intact proximal cut parallel to 1st mt and distal cut parallel to articular surface Fix DASA W/ proximal akin