Treatment of late-stage Freiburg's disease using a temporary metal interpositional device.
There are few reports of the surgical treatment for late stage Freiburg's disease with flattening of the metatarsal head and osteoarthritis. We describe the results of the surgical treatment of ten consecutive patients with advanced stage Freiburg's disease (Smillie's stage V), using a technique that has not been published previously.
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Università degli Studi di Milano, Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy. valerio.sansone@unimi.it
Morandi
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Dupplicato
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Ungaro
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D055034:Osteochondrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult