Surgical reconstruction of a congenital foot deformity: hallux varus with brachymetatarsia of the first metatarsal
Glickman, S.H.; Cornfield, R.H.
Journal of Foot Surgery 29(5): 499-503
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0449-2544 PMID: 2258572 Document Number: 352210
A literature review of the etiologies and treatments of both hallux varus and brachymetatarsia is presented. An unusual case report of a young girl with bilateral congenital hallux varus and brachymetatarsia of the first metatarsal is then discussed. A detailed account of the surgical correction consisting of autogenous bone grafts from adjacent metatarsals proved to demonstrate excellent biomechanical and cosmetic results.