Distraction Osteogenesis for Brachymetatarsia by Using Internal Device

Summary:. Congenital brachymetatarsia most commonly involves the fourth ray and may be combined with metacarpal shortening. Now, many reports demonstrated the usefulness of distraction osteogenesis for lengthening of the metatarsals by using an external distraction device. In this article, we treate...

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Main Authors: Reina Kitabata, MD, Yoshiaki Sakamoto, MD, Tomohisa Nagasao, MD, Kazuo Kishi, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2017-07-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001381