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Case Reports
. 2016 Oct;13(5):1043.
doi: 10.1111/iwj.12379. Epub 2014 Oct 8.

Iatrogenic synostosis of the toes and phalanges

Ali Memis  1 , Omer Ersen  2 , Ali Kemal Sivrioglu  3 , Mesut Mutluoglu  4 , Hakan Ay  1
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Case Reports

Iatrogenic synostosis of the toes and phalanges

Ali Memis et al. Int Wound J. 2016 Oct.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Chronic non‐healing plantar ulcer located at the distal first metatarsal.
Figure 2
Figure 2
An X‐ray showing synostosis between the metatarsal heads and proximal phalanges of the first and second toes.
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