Hallux rigidus: A review of the literature and a method of treatment.

Twenty patients with hallux rigidus were evaluated following cheilectomy. The surgical procedure involved resection of proliferative bone at the metatarsophalangeal joint to allow at least 45 degrees of passive dorsiflexion. The follow-up ranged from 7 months to 156 months. Postoperatively, there was minimal progression of the degenrative process. Subjectively, there was uniform patient satisfaction with the procedure.