Brachymetatarsia
National Institutes of Health
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Objective: Brachymetatarsia is defined as the pathological shortening of a metatarsal bone, which can cause cosmetic problems and…
Background: The purpose of this study was to review our results of treatment for brachymetatarsia involving the first and fourth…
Brachymetatarsia of the first metatarsal is an uncommon condition, but one that is amenable to treatment by lengthening via…
BACKGROUND
Congenital brachymetatarsia is often treated with callus distraction. This technique is associated with a variety of…
Brachymetatarsia is abnormal anatomical shortness of the metatarsals. We describe a new diagnostic test that enables…
6 women with brachymetatarsia involving 9 bones were treated by the use of the Ilizarov semicircular lengthener. The affected…
Callus distraction (callotasis) has already become a popular procedure in the lengthening of limbs. With the development of a…
The authors present a modified approach to the ilizarov callus distraction technique for bone lengthening on a patient with…
The authors present a case history that illustrates their surgical procedure to correct congenital hypoplastic metatarsals. The…
Brachymetatarsia describes the condition of an abnormally short metatarsal. Although the condition has been recorded since…