Saturday, November 6, 2010

The Weil Osteotomy

The Weil Osteotomy is a technique utilized in feet surgical treatment to treat complications associated with the ball of the foot as well as lesser toes. It was first described by by Dr LS Weil. An osteotomy is the slicing of bone fragments, so the Weil osteotomy is really a cut of the metatarsal bone in order to cut short it. It may be useful with regard to clawing with the toes and forefoot pain. The actual operation is conducted via an incision in the dorsum of the feet. Recovery will be

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