Direction and location of the nutrient artery to the fifth metatarsal at risk in osteotomy for bunionette

The aims of this study were to identify the artery feeding the fifth metatarsal and determine how bunionette osteotomy could injure this vessel.

Source: Foot and Ankle Surgery - October 29, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Ichiro Tonogai, Fumio Hayashi, Yoshihiro Tsuruo, Koichi Sairyo Source Type: research