title: Morphofunctional study of brachymetatarsia of the fourth metatarsal.
abstract: Brachymetatarsia is abnormal anatomical shortness of the metatarsals. We describe a new diagnostic test that enables quantification of the shortening of the fourth metatarsal in brachymetatarsia. The metatarsodigital alterations most frequently related to this deformity are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Podiatry, Escuela Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Pedro V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Munuera Martínez
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lafuente Sotillos
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Domínguez Maldonado
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Salcini Macías
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martínez Camuña
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005530:Foot Deformities / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity