title: Distal metatarsal osteotomy for intractable plantar keratoses.
abstract: A relatively simple distal osteotomy of the metatarsal necks is presented. Twenty-one feet were followed for an average of 31 months with a diagnosis of intractable plantar keratosis causing metatarsalgia. A treatment plan is given that indicates which metatarsals to osteotomize, depending on location of the keratosis. Results and complications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Leventen
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Pearson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002145:Callosities / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*