• Aryan Rezvani, Kiya Shazadeh Safavi, Todd A Fellars, and Cory F Janney.
• College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan, TX 77807, USA.
• Mil Med. 2023 May 16; 188 (5-6): e1341e1343e1341-e1343.

AbstractHallux valgus is one of the most common conditions treated by foot and ankle orthopedists; over 140 surgical procedures have been developed for management of the condition. A rare complication of hallux valgus repair is nonunion, and the literature regarding nonunion after hallux valgus repair is correspondingly sparse. We present a 39-year-old active duty male who underwent operative management after developing nonunion and transfer metatarsalgia following a proximal oblique metatarsal osteotomy. The patient underwent nonunion correction and metatarsal lengthening via bone allografting. No complications were observed during the intra- or perioperative periods. At 2.5-years postoperatively, the patient's symptoms had largely resolved. He expressed high satisfaction with his outcome and was able to continue activity duty. Our findings indicate that nonunion repair can have excellent clinical outcomes with high patient satisfaction, even in an active military population.© The Association of Military Surgeons of the United States 2021. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

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