Preoperative radiographic and clinical factors associated with postoperative floating of the lesser toes after resection arthroplasty for rheumatoid forefoot deformity

Abstract Background This study aimed to clarify the characteristics associated with postoperative floating of the lesser toes, especially focusing on the medial and lateral lessor toes, after arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint and resection arthroplasty of the lessor toes in rheumato...

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Main Authors: Tomohiro Onodera, Hiroaki Nakano, Kentaro Homan, Eiji Kondo, Norimasa Iwasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-019-2462-y