Complications of distraction osteogenesis in brachymetatarsia: Comparison between the first and fourth brachymetatarsia

Brachymetatarsia is a rare foot disease with too short metatarsal bone due to congenital or developed condition [1]. Several surgical options have been described for the treatment of brachymetatarsia. Gradual distraction osteogenesis is the most widely used one for operative correction [2 –4] because it allows the lengthening of the metatarsal while giving adequate time for the soft tissue to adapt to the lengthened bone. Complications associated with treatment of distraction osteogenesis have been well documented [5,6].

Source: Foot and Ankle Surgery - October 2, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Hyun Se Kim, Young Seok Lee, Jae Hoon Jung, Jong Sup Shim Source Type: research