Diaphyseal lengthening for shortness of the toe.
A method of bone lengthening for bilateral shortness of the fourth toe in a 23-year-old woman is described. The symptomatic short fourth toes were successfully treated by metatarsal and phalangeal diaphyseal lengthenings with metatarsophalangeal joint preservation.
D000328:Adult; D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000637:transplantation; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D014034:Toes / Q000601:surgery*