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MIS, open Lapidus methods had similar outcomes for hallux valgus

"Surgeons who do the [Lapidus] procedure either open or minimally invasive can feel confident and continue doing the same procedures that they do to have good outcomes," Scott J. Ellis, MD, foot and ankle surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery, told Healio.

MIS, open Lapidus methods had similar outcomes for hallux valgus

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"Surgeons who do the [Lapidus] procedure either open or minimally invasive can feel confident and continue doing the same procedures that they do to have good outcomes," Scott J.

Ellis, MD, foot and ankle surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery, told Healio.

Results presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting showed patients who underwent a minimally invasive Lapidus procedure for hallux valgus had similar outcomes as those who...

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"Surgeons who do the [Lapidus] procedure either open or minimally invasive can feel confident and continue doing the same procedures that they do to have good outcomes," Scott J. Ellis, MD, foot and ankle surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery, told Healio. Results presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting showed patients who underwent a minimally invasive Lapidus procedure for hallux valgus had similar outcomes as those who underwent an open Lapidus procedure.

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  • Results presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting showed patients who underwent a minimally invasive Lapidus procedure for hallux valgus had similar outcomes as those who...

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