Ultrasound-guided distal minimally invasive metatarsal osteotomies (US-DMMO): A cadaveric study about its safety and accuracy

• Published in: Foot and ankle surgery Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 445 - 449
• Main Authors: Martínez-Ayora, Alvaro, Cuervas-Mons, Manuel, Fajardo-Ruiz, Ana, Rodríguez-López, Tamara, Vaquero, Javier, Sanz-Ferrando, Luis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: France Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2022
• Subjects: Cadaver; Cadaveric; DMMO; Humans; Metatarsal Bones - diagnostic imaging; Metatarsal Bones - surgery; Metatarsalgia; Metatarsalgia - surgery; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - methods; Osteotomy - methods; Percutaneous; Ultrasonography, Interventional; Ultrasound; Percutaneous; DMMO; Metatarsalgia; Cadaveric; Ultrasound

•Ultrasound is an alternative method to conventional radiology for distal metatarsal minimal invasive osteotomies.•Ultrasound-guided DMMO is safe and accurate.•The dorsal hump is a constant, extra-articular, safe, and valid osteotomy point. Distal minimally invasive metatarsal osteotomies have becom...