An 83-year-old woman presents for treatment of a painful second toe deformity. The hallux, the bunion, and the third toe are not painful. A fixed crossover toe deformity is present (Slide), with a dislocation of the second metatarsophalangeal joint noted radiographically. Which procedure is likely to give the patient rapid pain relief:
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Arthrodesis of the hallux metatarsophalangeal joint and resection arthroplasty of the second proximal interphalangeal joint |
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Osteotomy of the second toe and metatarsal |
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Shortening osteotomies of the second and third metatarsals and interphalangeal arthroplasty |
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Amputation of the second toe at the metatarsophalangeal joint |
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Resection arthroplasty of the hallux metatarsophalangeal joint |
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