• ARTHROSIS IN THE METATARSO CUNEIFORM I JOINT
• RHEUMATOID FOOT
• DIABETIC FOOT WITH INSTABLE MEDIAL COLUMN
• CORRECTION OF RELAPSED HALLUX VALGUS
• SUBSTEP OF THE CORRECTION OF PES ADDUCTUS
• LAPIDUS ARTHRODESIS
ADVANTAGES
• NO NEED OF A CAST OSTEOSYNTHESIS ALLOWS MOVEMENT OF THE FOOT RIGHT AFTER SURGERY
• NO PLANTAR SHIFTING OF THE ARTHRODESIS UNDER WEIGHT BEARING COMPARED TO DORSAL PLATE FIXATION
• WEIGHT BEARING OF THE FOOT LEADS THROUGH THE TENSION BANDING EFFECT OF THE PLATE TO INCREASED PRESSURE IN THE ARTHRODESIS, WHICH OPTIMIZES THE BONE
HEALING
• EARLY PARTIAL AND FULL WEIGHT BEARING