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. 1998 Jul;88(7):323-31.
doi: 10.7547/87507315-88-7-323.

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

J Pontious  1 , G D Lane, J C Moritz, W Martin
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Lesser metatarsal V-osteotomy for chronic intractable plantar keratosis. Retrospective analysis of 40 procedures

J Pontious et al. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 1998 Jul.

Abstract

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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