Brachymetatarsia of the fourth metatarsal, lengthening scarf osteotomy with bone graft

A 16-year-old girl presented with left fourth metatarsal shortening causing significant psychological distress. She underwent lengthening scarf osteotomy held with an Omnitech® screw (Biotech International, France) with the addition of two 1 cm cancellous cubes (RTI Biologics, United States). A leng...

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Main Authors: Ankit Desai, Surjit Lidder, Andrew R. Armitage, Samuel S. Rajaratnam, Andrew D. Skyrme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Medical Publishing 2013-09-01
Series:Orthopedic Reviews
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/or/article/view/4699