title: Gigantism of the foot: our experience in seven cases.
abstract: We report our experience in seven patients with congenital gigantism of the foot with the following diagnoses: neurofibromatosis (two), fibrolipomatosis (two), Proteus syndrome (two), and idiopathic localized gigantism (one). Our purpose is to introduce a new classification of foot gigantism, based on the concept of "neuroinduction." In our experience, intraoperative examination and subsequent histologic examination show consistently pathologic findings in the plantar nerve and its terminal branches in the foot affected by gigantism. Limited surgical treatment was used in five patients. To prevent forefoot enlargement and recurrence of deformity, we suggest complete ray resection. We evaluated our results using radiographs, functional status, and cosmetic considerations.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Orthopaedics, University of Padova and the General Hospital of Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Turra
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Santini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cagnoni
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jacopetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005877:Gigantism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016715:Proteus Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome