Lengthening of the first metatarsal bone. A case of congenital shortening
A 14-year-old boy had a congenital shortening of the first right metatarsal bone, with overloading of the central metatarsals and medial deviation of the second toe. A percutaneous osteotomy and slow distraction by an external fixator for 10 weeks lengthened the bone from 32 mm to 60 mm. After the d...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1991 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Navarra |
| Repositorio: | Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/36406 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10171/36406 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Metatarsal Bones/abnormalities Bone Lengthening/methods Metatarsal Bones/surgery Osteotomy |
| Sumario: | A 14-year-old boy had a congenital shortening of the first right metatarsal bone, with overloading of the central metatarsals and medial deviation of the second toe. A percutaneous osteotomy and slow distraction by an external fixator for 10 weeks lengthened the bone from 32 mm to 60 mm. After the distraction, a bone graft was performed, and tenotomies and a capsulotomy corrected a threatening subluxation. Consolidation of the lengthening focus required 16 weeks. |
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