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lapidus procedure - operative indications and cases to be wary of
lapidus procedure - operative considerations

Lapidus procedure-dorsal skin incision

Lapidus procedure-back to subchondral bone

Lapidus procedure-stabilising K wire

Lapidus procedure-plantar angulation
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Lapidus procedure-plantar angulation

Lapidus procedure-plantar angulation
The first (lagged) full cancellous screw inserted.The trough has been drilled across to the medial cuneiform ,then overdrilled proximally. Note the plantar angulation of the screw. Orientation of the metatarsal should also be controlled manually during screw insertion (as well as by the K wire).