title: Lengthening procedures of small bones of foot and foot stump.
abstract: Foot length discrepancy may result from congenital or acquired causes. If the absence of the foot is more proximal than the metatarsal level, push off and foot resilience will be disturbed and rapid walking and spring will be awkward. Those patients have to be fitted with a prosthesis extending above the ankle to the distal leg. The functional impairment and poor cosmetic appearance become social problems especially for adolescents. Twelve cases underwent a lengthening procedure of small bones of the foot in our clinic since 1995 to lengthen the foot or a foot stump. Results were satisfactory.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Education and Training Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The First Clinic, Ankara, Turkey. vuslatsema@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Vuslat Sema
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Unal
authors.forename: Korhan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozlu
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demirel
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Girgin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000672:Amputation Stumps / Q000601:surgery*; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005529:Foot Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome