The tailor's bunionette deformity: a field guide to surgical correction

Abstract

The author presents a detailed review of the Tailor's bunionette deformity of the fifth metatarsal with special emphasis on radiographic analysis and surgical correction. The surgical techniques discussed include (1) partial metatarsal head ostectomy; (2) metatarsal head resection; (3) minimal incision osteotomy; (4) osteotomies about the metatarsal head-neck, shaft, and base; and (5) ancillary soft tissue procedures. Techniques employed to prevent and correct potential complications are discussed in detail for each osteotomy.