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Macrodystrophia lipomatosa
Pebam Sudesh1, Nirmal Raj, Rajesh Kumar
1Postgraduate Institute Of Medical Research And Education, Dept. of Orthopaedics, Chandigarh, India.
Objective:
We present a series of six cases of macrodystrophia lipomatosa (MDL) and their outcome after debulking surgery.
Material And Methods:
The study was conducted from 2002 to 2005; the cases are selected from outpatients department of postgraduate institute of medical education and research. The patients were in the age group of 2-5 years of age with the complaints of progressive increase in size of the toe, difficulty in walking and recurrent injury to the foot.
Results:
There were no complication in three (50%) cases but two cases (33%) had skin blackening along the suture margins, One case (16%) was under corrected. And none of the cases had recurrence.
Conclusion:
Simple debulking surgery is sufficient for MDL.
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