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The Lapidus has become a popular procedure in the past 20 years for both primary and revisional hallux valgus surgery. Its popularity in part is due to its versatility and relatively low complication rate. Those patients that have first ray hypermobility are good candidates for this type of procedure. Determination of hypermobility is a continuum of clinical signs and symptoms as well as radiographic assessment. Like any surgical procedure, specific complications do arise, and this chapter will discuss these complications in detail and highlight a number of technical pearls that will help to decrease the possibility of complications. In addition, there are several pitfalls that can lead to complications, and these will also be identified in this chapter.

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Hutchinson, B. (2017). The Lapidus. In: Lee, M., Grossman, J. (eds) Complications in Foot and Ankle Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53686-6_15

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