Boring

My friend is having an operation on her foot and was told the procedure is called a "Lapidus" but i can't find any references to any such op.
I did, however google up a reference to one Paul Lapidus, founder of the podiatry section of NYU.
Does anyone know where i can find more specific procedural information on the operation apparently attributed to this guy and what distinguishes his from a garden variety hallux abducto valgus.

Uhhh... ::looks distressed:: I don't think we have a foot expert.

Do we?

"Specificities will be required for your well-being."
--one of my college professors,giving instructions before a test


Sometimes extra terms help with Google. "lapidus foot operation" yields, among other links, the following:

http://www.ortho-u.net/o13/77.htm

Sometimes I miss Failsafe.

Brian

Failsafe is alive and well in SF CA, and I can never convince him to stick around online with us. We chat on the phone a lot.

[COLOR=indigo]Dude...I don't know what's wrong with this guy's foot, but if the doctors mess it up, the toes will be shorter. I think.[/COLOR]

Thanks STEVEDALLAS and, of course, others.

Thanks STEVEDALLAS and, of course, others.