Correction of congenital brachymetatarsia by gradual callus distraction.
Two children with congenital brachymetatarsia of the fourth metatarsal bone were treated by osteotomy of the metatarsal bone and bone lengthening by the Ilizarov technique. Both children were cosmetically improved.
Houshian
Shirzad
S
Department of Orthopaedics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
Skov
Ole
O
Weeth
Rainer E
RE
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction; D014034:Toes / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*