ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF TREATMENT OF VARUS DEFORMITY OF THE FIRST TOE (HALLUX VARUS)
The article highlights the problem of surgical treatment of patients with varus deformity of the first toe. A comparative study involving 67 patients (109 feet) was conducted. The age of the observed patients ranged from 20 to 72 years. Depending on the etiological factor, four groups of patients were identified. All patients underwent surgical treatment depending on the severity of the deformity. Retrospectively, all patients were divided into six groups, depending on the type of intervention performed. To facilitate the choice of tactics and scope of surgical intervention, an algorithm for surgical treatment of this pathology was developed. To evaluate the results of treatment, the AOFAS scale was used, adapted to the specifics of the studied pathology. When analyzing the results of treatment, 71.6% (78 feet) of excellent and good results were obtained, 22% (24 feet) of satisfactory and 6.4% (7 feet) of unsatisfactory results. Unsatisfactory results of surgical treatment were obtained in groups of patients who underwent only soft-tissue correction without the use of implants. The introduction into clinical practice of the developed algorithm for choosing the method of operative correction of varus deformity of the first toe is advisable for further optimization of the choice of the method of surgical treatment for various types and degrees of this pathology.