Jess fixator : an alternative for treating 1st metatarsal head fracture

Smit Navin Shah; Yogesh Bapuji Patil; Haard Joshi; Paresh P Golwala

doi:10.4103/2347-6486.239493

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Year : 2013 \| Volume : 1 \| Issue : 2 \| Page : 114-115

Jess fixator : an alternative for treating 1st metatarsal head fracture Smit Navin Shah¹, Yogesh Bapuji Patil², Haard Joshi², Paresh P Golwala³ ¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, SBKS Medical Institute & Research Centre & Dhiraj Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara, India ² PG student, Department of Orthopaedics, SBKS Medical Institute & Research Centre & Dhiraj Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara, India ³ Professor & Head, Department of Orthopaedics, SBKS Medical Institute & Research Centre & Dhiraj Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara, India Correspondence Address: Yogesh Bapuji Patil PG student, Department of Orthopaedics, SBKS Medical Institute & Research Centre & Dhiraj Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara India Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/2347-6486.239493

First Metatarsal head bears the major part of the transmitted forces in foot in weight bearing and gait. Hence managing first metatarsal head fracture needs a sound approach to achieve a good post injury functional life especially in a young active individual. JESS Fixator working on principle of ligamentotaxis has been used in fractures at various other sites. Same principle can also be used for intra articular fractures of first metatarsal head as described in the presenting case of a young male labourer. Thus it is an innovative method to address such vital fractures as well.



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