Comparative Study of Akin Osteotomies with and Without Fixation in Open Hallux Valgus Correction Surgery: Retrospective Analysis of 200 Osteotomies
Enrique Adrian Testa, Annamaria Porreca, Alberto Ruiz-Nasarre, Fernando Alvarez-Goenaga, Daniel Poggio-Cano, Miki Dalmau-Pastor, Carolina Montoya de la Torre, Martin Riegger, Pablo Ruiz-Riquelme · 2026
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Enrique Adrian Testa, Annamaria Porreca, Alberto Ruiz-Nasarre, and a wider team wrote this research paper, published in 2026. It compares two ways of finishing a common foot operation for bunions: pinning a small cut bone in place, or leaving it unpinned.
The cut, called an Akin osteotomy, straightens the big toe during bunion surgery. The team reviewed two hundred operations at one center, half pinned and half not. X-ray measures of toe correction came out the same in both groups. Every unpinned case fused well. One pinned case failed to fuse, without symptoms. Four patients in total needed a second operation. The authors conclude that skipping the pin gives equal correction with no extra risk, at least in this series.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Enrique Adrian Testa, Annamaria Porreca, Alberto Ruiz-Nasarre, Fernando Alvarez-Goenaga, Daniel Poggio-Cano, Miki Dalmau-Pastor, Carolina Montoya de la Torre, Martin Riegger, Pablo Ruiz-Riquelme |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |