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Moberg procedure (hallux rigidus)
OPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS

PATIENT POSITIONING: supine

TOURNIQUET: ankle at 250mmHg

ANAESTHESIA: general or regional

NERVE BLOCK: pre-emptive intermetatarsal

KIT REQUIRED: DePuy varisation staples, Fine Lambotts osteotomes, De Soutter Small bladed power saw, Homans retractors, McDonalds, 1.0-1.2 K wires and power driver