Cover Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
ISSN:
8750-7315
Online Publication Date:
Jul 1998

Lesser metatarsal V-osteotomy for chronic intractable plantar keratosis. Retrospective analysis of 40 procedures

J Pontious Department of Surgery, Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.

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GD Lane Department of Surgery, Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.

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JC Moritz Department of Surgery, Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.

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W Martin Department of Surgery, Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7547/87507315-88-7-323
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The authors studied 40 V-osteotomies of the lesser metatarsal performed for chronic intractable plantar keratosis. They discuss the effectiveness of the V-osteotomy for this deformity as well as other findings such as whether or not fixation of the osteotomy yields a better result (i.e., a lower incidence of complications). The results show that the V-osteotomy had limited effectiveness for this condition and resulted in a high complication rate.

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