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ARTHRODESIS OF THE FIRST METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT
FREDERICK R. THOMPSON; ROBERT T. McELVENNY
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NEW YORK, N. Y. OAK PARK, ILLINOIS
1940 by The American Orthopaedic Association, Inc.
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.  1940; 22:555-558 
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Abstract

1. The propulsive action of the great toe is not essential for normal gait.

2. From a study of fourteen cases in which the first metatarsophalangeal joint was fused, the optimum position for arthrodesis of the great toe has been determined as not less than 15 degrees from the plane of the ground with the shoes on.

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