Austin:
‘V’-shaped osteotomy with lateral displacement of head of metatarsal; not technically difficult and commonly used. Considered a ‘stable’ procedure. Good for correcting intermetatarsal angle of up to 16 degrees.
Indications – moderate deformity; intermetatarsal angle <16 degrees; no degenerative joint disease
Technique:
• 4-5cm incision over first MPJ
• incision deepened, neurovascular elements identified retracted
• osseous hypertrophy is exposed and resected
Other Bunion Surgery Procedures:
| Capsule/Tendon Balance Procedures | Hallux Procedures | Distal Metatarsal Procedures (DMO) | Neck Procedures | Shaft Procedures |
| Silver | Akin | Austin | Peabody | Scarf |
| McBride | Keller | Chevron | Mitchell | Mau |
| Mayo | Youngswick | Hohmann | Kalish | |
| McKeever | Reverdin | Wilson | Lambrinudi | |
| Watermann | DRATO | Vogler | ||
| Derotational abductory transpositional osteotomy (DRATO) | Ludloff | |||
| Stone | Simmonds-Menelaus | |||
| Volgar/Off-set V osteotomy | ||||
| Base Procedures | Capsulotomies | |||
| Lapidus | Washington monument | |||
| Proximal Austin | Lenticular | |||
| Oblique base wedge osteotomy (Juvara) | Inverted L | |||
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