title: Treatment of Freiberg's infraction with the titanium hemi-implant.
abstract: Freiberg's infraction is a relatively rare disease for which there is currently no consensus regarding surgical management. We present a case study describing a surgical procedure that uses a novel metatarsophalangeal hemi-implant. This procedure does not alter the metatarsal parabola, and it allows for other surgical procedures to be performed in the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Podiatry Section, Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: Alan T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Quint
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: Brent P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Nixon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D014025:Titanium