Options
- Dorsomedial incision
- TN joint
- Navicular medial cuneiform joint
- 1st TMT joint
- Dorsolateral incision
- CC joint
- Base of 5th MT
Position
- supine
Landmarks
- 1st TMT joint
- tubercle of navicular
- base of 5th metatarsal
Incision
- Longitudinal incision directly over the area to be exposed
Superficial Dissection
- cut down directly onto bone
- taking care to avoid any cutaneous nerves that can be identified
- ensuring the skin flaps are as thick as possible