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A case of short metatarsal bones lengthened by callus distraction
T Wakisaka1, N Yasui, H Kojimoto
1Department of Orthopedics, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa-shi, Japan.
Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica
|April 1, 1988
Abstract:
Bilateral congenitally short fourth metatarsal bones were osteotomized subperiosteally, held in neutral position for 3 weeks by a small external fixator, and then subjected to slow axial distraction (0.25 mm/12h). The overall treatment time was 11 weeks, and the final increase in length was 14 mm for the left and 12 mm for the right metatarsal bone.