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Correction of brachymetatarsia with transpositional metatarsal osteotomies
1Department of Podiatric Surgery, Leyden Community Hospital, Northlake, Illinois.
The Journal of Foot Surgery
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
The authors present a case history that illustrates their surgical procedure to correct congenital hypoplastic metatarsals. The literature is reviewed, and surgical alternatives are discussed. Treatment consisted of transpositional osteotomies performed between the fourth and fifth metatarsals with good results.