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Surgical Treatment of Central Type Mirror Foot Associated with Eight Toes: A Case Report
Nikolaos Laliotis1, Chrysanthos Chrysanthou1, Panagiotis Konstandinidis1
1Department of Orthopaedic, Inter Balkan Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Introduction:
Mirror foot is an extremely rare type of foot malformation and is characterized by the duplication of toes and metatarsals around a centrally located hallux toe. It can be part of a generalized congenital dysplasia or an isolated one. The central type is the less frequent form of the mirror foot.
Case Report:
We present an isolated type of central mirror foot with eight toes, seven metatarsals, and four cuneiforms. The isolated toe was medially located. The child presented no other deformities. Surgical management was performed at the age of 1 year, consisting of central-ray removal, using a dorsal and plantar incision. The approximation of the remaining metatarsals was reinforced using a suture that enwrapped the bones. We achieved an appropriate reduction in the width of the foot. A year after the procedure, the foot had a normal shape.
Conclusion:
Our manuscript presents the case of a central mirror foot that was treated surgically with adequate restoration of the proximity of the remaining rays.
